Don't avoid Ligament Injuries

The LCL (lateral collateral ligament) and MCL (medial collateral ligament) are two of the four ligaments that provide stability to the knee joint with the help of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and PCL (posterior cruciate ligament). The LCL is situated on the outer side of the knee and MCL is situated on the inner side of the knee. These two ligaments control the side to side stability of the knee joint. The injury in LCL or MCL can resulted in a partial tear, sprain, or full tear which depends on the severity level of the injury.

LCL and MCL tears and sprains mostly occur from direct effect to the side of the knee. Generally, sports persons are more prone to these kinds of injuries. LCL injuries are result of trauma to the inner side of the knee and MCL injuries are occurred due to impact to the outer side of the knee. LCL injuries are less common then MCL injuries. MCL injuries are mostly happened with the meniscus tears as it is connected to the lateral meniscus. LCL injuries mostly occur with ACL or PCL tears.
Symptoms of LCL and MCL injuries will depend on its severity.

• A mild swelling near the ligament
• Bruising
• Tenderness
• Occurring of a “popping sound”
• Difficulty in bend knee

The first line treatment for most LCL/MCL injuries is to provide rest to the affected area and apply ice on it. Anti-inflammatory medication also helps in reducing the swelling and pain. Major or severe injuries require manual therapy, massage, laser treatments, ultrasound and physical therapy exercises.  LCL injuries are generally required surgery then MCL injuries. LCL injuries needed rehabilitation after surgery to increase strength and flexibility in the patients. Some cases needed to wear brace to keep knee joint stable and to prevent any kind of damage.
Knee and Shoulder India, Chennai has all the modern equipments and techniques to treat LCL/MCL injuries. The clinic is good in treating LCL/MCL injuries and provides best treatment for Ligament Injuries in Tamilnadu

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Arthritis Treatment in Chennai

  Arthritis is a combination of more than 100 different kinds of diseases and conditions, and the word arthritis means “ Joint inflammation”. The pain and inflammation due to arthritis decreases the movement of joints that are affected. It limits all the everyday activities such as running, walking, bathing and dressing etc. Shoulder fingers, and knee are the main parts of the body that can be affected by arthritis.

The most common types of arthritis forms are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis(OA)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Rheumatoid arthritis is the most dangerous type which affected the autoimmune system of the body, and mostly affecting women. RA is 2 or 3 times more common in women than men, and it usually strikes between the ages of twenty and fifty. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may differ from person to person, but it has some common symptoms, they are :

1. Joint tenderness
2. Swelling in joints
3. Pain in the joint that lasting up to or more than 1 hour.
4. An occasional fever
5. Fatigue and general sense of not feeling well

Osteoarthritis

    Osteoarthritis is another type of common arthritis which affects the cartilage. Cartilage is the part of bone which covers the bone ends and helping joints to rotate without colliding each other. If osteoarthritis affects the joints, the cartilage become weaker and the after effect will be the collision of joints each other. Then swelling and pain arise and it limits the overall performance of the whole body movement. It mainly affects the main body parts like fingers, shoulder, hip and knee.

    Knee and Shoulder India, the orthopedic clinic located in Chennai offers affordable arthritis treatment in Chennai. We are specialized in orthopedic mainly focusing in knee and shoulder surgeries and also focusing in complex surgeries.

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