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What is the purpose of kneecap removal?
When the kneecap is fractured or shattered. When the kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. When degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
When is kneecap removal performed?
The kneecap is fractured or shattered. The kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. Degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
How is acupressure used to treat knee pain?
Pressing the Spleen 9 points located below the kneecap on the inside of each leg relieves knee pain.
What is the bone on your kneecap that wiggles back and forth?
The kneecap bone is the patella. It slides up and down in a groove to cover the bottom front of the femur. If it dislocates laterally (to one side), it may cause swelling and pain.
What are some symptoms and treatments for runner's knee?
Symptoms of runner's knee are pain around the kneecap, swelling of the kneecap, and more pain when walking down hills or stairs. Pain when bending the knee is also a sure sign of runner's knee. Treatments include icing the knee along with resting the knee. Arch supports for your shoes are also recommended, such as orthotics.
What is lateral patellofemoral joint chondral loss?
Overuse, injury or other factors may lead to a condition known as chondromalacia patella, a general term indicating damage to the cartilage under your kneecap. A more accurate term for chondromalacia patella is patellofemoral pain syndrome.
What is patellofemoral pain syndrome?
It is basically a long name for the back of your kneecap hurts. Many people have heard of this even if they don't realize it. It goes by many different names. A few are chondromalacia, patellofemoral disorder, patlellar malalignment, and runner's knee. (Runner's knee is probably the easiet to say!) Patellofemoral pain syndrome is pain behind the kneecap
Does weather affect joint pain?
Yes. The weather does affect the joint pain. This is very common phenomena in clinical practice. Cloudy weather gives you joint pain. How and why this happens is not clear.
Can scarlet fever cause breathing pain in cold weather?
Can scarlet fever cause breathing pain in cold weather
What can be done to reduce kneecap pain?
The best place to take or learn how to be a medical assistant is at a nursing school, or you can try at hospitals. The sometimes have classes were you can learn about what they do and assist them.
What injury can cause kneecap pain?
I usually look into medical encyclopedias. These contain everything you will need to know about medicine and they are complete and 100% true. You will learn alot.
Why do your knees pain when you use stairs?
More force goes through you knee when doing stairs - when coming down a force of 3.5x body weight goes through your kneecaps! The most common causes of pain going downstairs is 1) Runners Knee - a problem with how the kneecap moves 2) Chondromalacia Patella - thinning of the cartilage lining the kneecap 3) Arthritis - wear and tear of the cartilage and bone
