WOFPAIN : THE HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

KNEE PAIN HOME TREATMENT Runner's knee  is pain felt around, under or on the sides of the  knee  cap. Every runner (physically active person) has gone through this kind of knee pain at least once in his lifetime. Runner's Knee in medical terms is known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome . PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME (PFPS) aka RUNNERS KNEE   It is the most common cause of knee pain . The cartilage under the kneecap (patella) gets damaged due to overuse or injury. Patella articulates in the patellofemoral groove of the femur, but due to overuse of knee joint patella gets tilted or slides laterally and then comes in repetitive contact with femur and so it gets malposition and then due to friction cartilage gets damaged and causes inflammation. CAUSE OF KNEE PAIN in ATHLETES  (active people)   MUSCULAR Cause "Weakness" and "Stiffness"  in antagonist muscles respectively, there by balancing the load but damaging the joint in long term OVERUSE or INJURY vigorou

TORN ACHILLES TENDON TREATMENT It is the largest tendon in your body. It stretches from the bones of your heel to your calf muscles. It is a springy band of tissue at the back of your ankle and above your heel.  It lets you point your toes toward the floor and raise up on your tiptoes. overstretching of  Achilles tendon   can tear (rupture) it completely or just partially peak age for  Achilles tendon rupture  is 30 to 40. ACHILLES TENDON Causes for  ACHILLES TEAR poor conditioning (exercising without warm up or stretches) A previous ruptured Achilles tendon is at high risk of rupturing.  Achilles tendon injuries occur more often during sports that involve running, jumping, and sudden starts and stops — such as soccer, basketball and tennis Overstretching of Achilles tendon mostly injures it Obesity excess weight puts more strain on the tendon. corticosteroids medications (either taken by mouth or injected near the tendon) fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)