.What else could it be?Any condition affecting the area around the inside of the knee should be excluded; meniscal cartilage tears and cruciate ligament injuries may be obvious; damage to a hamstring muscle insertion or a bursa may spring less readily to mind

UAN: 201 Article type:--The majority of people possess both anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, which form an X-shaped structure through the middle of the joint, their function being to prevent fore and aft movement of the tibia on the femur

on how you approach rehabilitation.In general, an area that is richly supplied by blood vessels will bleed more freely, but will heal most completely and rapidly.Ligaments and TendonsLigaments are formed of fibrous collagen and serve to loosely join bones

Q I recently turned my ankle and suffered a pulled ligament as a result. After 10 days in a cast and a week in an ankle support, I’m now able to run again. But I’m concerned about long-term weakness. Is there anything I can do to strengthen

Q: I recently turned my ankle and suffered a pulled ligament as a result. After 10 days in a cast and a week in an ankle support, I’m now able to run again. But I’m concerned about long-term weakness. Is there anything I can do to strengthen

and swelling confirm your injury, but the severity will vary. Tenderness over the horizontal anterior talofibular ligament (see illustration) indicates less damage than if the major calcaneofibular ligament is torn. There is always the possibility that a sprain

UAN:242 Article type:--Practice Whereas chiropractors are likely to crunch and click the bones, osteopaths are more likely to apply pressure to the soft tissue: the muscles, the ligaments, and the tendons. “We’re principally concerned

(shin)Knee injuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament injuryBaker's CystHoffars syndrome Medial Collateral Ligament injury Meniscal CystMeniscal InjuriesOsgood-Schlatters diseasePatellar TendinitisPosterior Compartment SyndromeRunner's KneeUpper-leg injuries

, which is bending to shorten the leg, and at the same time your foot will also flatten more than usual. As the knee bends more, it also tends to rotate inwards. This puts pressure on the medial ligament on the inside of the knee, which can become damaged

. It is realised now that a meniscus tear frequently occurs in conjunction with other damage to the collateral or cruciate ligaments, so the knee may swell with an effusion of clear serum and/or blood, and a tear which twists on itself can cause the joint to lock