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Physiotherapy approach for gym injuries.pptxkajal sansoya
physiotherapy approach in gym injuriesGym injuries are the injuries which occurs while you are doing exercise in the gym.
An workout injures can happen to anyone not matter what your experience or fitness level.
Can occur due to overweight, incorrect posture , improper technique, lack of knowledge, etc.
Overuse
Overweight
Incorrect posture
Incorrect technique
Low quality of equipments
Lack of physiotherapist guidance
Overuse
Trauma injures
Sprains/strains
Fractures and dislocations
Injuries which occur when any body part gets hit by an impactful blunt force like a kick, fall or blow. Impact of the trauma damages the soft tissue leading to contusions, bruises and concussions.
In this type of injuries discolouration , swelling and pain is noticed. Sprain is a stretch or tear in a ligament. “ligaments are flexible bands of fibrous tissues connecting bones to bones, bones to joints and bones to cartilage. When these get torn or stretched, it results in a sprain, most likely in ankles, knees and wrists.”
Muscle pull or tearing of muscle occurs when you overstress your muscle again and again causes damage to muscle fibers .
The tearing may be major or minor
Hamstring muscle pull is most common in gym injuries.
Muscle strain occurs when a particular muscle gets injured due to a pull or twist. This type of injury can happen when people don’t warm up or properly stretch their bodies enough before working out.
You can also get a strain while jogging or doing weight training.
Some common types of strains you may come across while gymming:
Golfer’s elbow
Tennis elbow
Lumbar strain
Jumper’s knee
Runner’s kneewhen the ends of two connected bones separate from each other, it is known as dislocation. This happens when the ligament is hit by some extreme force or blow.
Knee dislocation and wrist dislocation is common type of dislocation.
Neck pain
Low back pain
Shoulder pain
Knee pain
To gain and maintain strength
To do correct exercise
To reduce the risk of injuries
To maintain correct posture
To improve exercise technique
To understand muscle power biomachanics Stretching
There are a number of different types of stretching exercises which can be done to improve flexibility. The most appropriate technique will depend on your specific aims and include:
Static stretching
Dynamic stretching
PNF
Ballistic stretching
Neural stretching
Stretching
There are a number of different types of stretching exercises which can be done to improve flexibility. The most appropriate technique will depend on your specific aims and include:
Static stretching
Dynamic stretching
PNF
Ballistic stretching
Neural stretching
Taping is a form of strapping. It is the procedure that uses tape, attached to the skin, to physically keep in place muscle or bone at a certain position to reduce pain and aids recovery.
It is a form of partial immobilization of joint. which allow for a certain level of functional mobility
PRE is exercise technique which helps you to built muscle strength
In this i have covered the different sports injuries of upper extremities, their causes and their orthotic management.
Helpful for those, who are in the field of P & O.
Sports injuries their prevention and treatment (3e)Andris Sprogis
Sports injuries:
1 General principles 1
2 Injuries to musculoskeletal tissues 4
3 Mechanism and etiology of injuries 63
4 Sports and protective equipment 80
5 Principles of treatment 91
6 Shoulder and upper arm 111
7 Elbow 161
8 Forearm, wrist and hand 188
9 Back 216
10 Groin and thigh 243
11 Knee 281
12 Lower leg 348
13 Ankle 380
14 Foot 414
15 Head and trunk 448
16 Children and adolescents 463
17 Extreme environments 475
18 Specialized activities 484
19 General risk factors 488
20 Training and exercising 496
21 Rehabilitation 502
Physiotherapy approach for gym injuries.pptxkajal sansoya
physiotherapy approach in gym injuriesGym injuries are the injuries which occurs while you are doing exercise in the gym.
An workout injures can happen to anyone not matter what your experience or fitness level.
Can occur due to overweight, incorrect posture , improper technique, lack of knowledge, etc.
Overuse
Overweight
Incorrect posture
Incorrect technique
Low quality of equipments
Lack of physiotherapist guidance
Overuse
Trauma injures
Sprains/strains
Fractures and dislocations
Injuries which occur when any body part gets hit by an impactful blunt force like a kick, fall or blow. Impact of the trauma damages the soft tissue leading to contusions, bruises and concussions.
In this type of injuries discolouration , swelling and pain is noticed. Sprain is a stretch or tear in a ligament. “ligaments are flexible bands of fibrous tissues connecting bones to bones, bones to joints and bones to cartilage. When these get torn or stretched, it results in a sprain, most likely in ankles, knees and wrists.”
Muscle pull or tearing of muscle occurs when you overstress your muscle again and again causes damage to muscle fibers .
The tearing may be major or minor
Hamstring muscle pull is most common in gym injuries.
Muscle strain occurs when a particular muscle gets injured due to a pull or twist. This type of injury can happen when people don’t warm up or properly stretch their bodies enough before working out.
You can also get a strain while jogging or doing weight training.
Some common types of strains you may come across while gymming:
Golfer’s elbow
Tennis elbow
Lumbar strain
Jumper’s knee
Runner’s kneewhen the ends of two connected bones separate from each other, it is known as dislocation. This happens when the ligament is hit by some extreme force or blow.
Knee dislocation and wrist dislocation is common type of dislocation.
Neck pain
Low back pain
Shoulder pain
Knee pain
To gain and maintain strength
To do correct exercise
To reduce the risk of injuries
To maintain correct posture
To improve exercise technique
To understand muscle power biomachanics Stretching
There are a number of different types of stretching exercises which can be done to improve flexibility. The most appropriate technique will depend on your specific aims and include:
Static stretching
Dynamic stretching
PNF
Ballistic stretching
Neural stretching
Stretching
There are a number of different types of stretching exercises which can be done to improve flexibility. The most appropriate technique will depend on your specific aims and include:
Static stretching
Dynamic stretching
PNF
Ballistic stretching
Neural stretching
Taping is a form of strapping. It is the procedure that uses tape, attached to the skin, to physically keep in place muscle or bone at a certain position to reduce pain and aids recovery.
It is a form of partial immobilization of joint. which allow for a certain level of functional mobility
PRE is exercise technique which helps you to built muscle strength
In this i have covered the different sports injuries of upper extremities, their causes and their orthotic management.
Helpful for those, who are in the field of P & O.
Sports injuries their prevention and treatment (3e)Andris Sprogis
Sports injuries:
1 General principles 1
2 Injuries to musculoskeletal tissues 4
3 Mechanism and etiology of injuries 63
4 Sports and protective equipment 80
5 Principles of treatment 91
6 Shoulder and upper arm 111
7 Elbow 161
8 Forearm, wrist and hand 188
9 Back 216
10 Groin and thigh 243
11 Knee 281
12 Lower leg 348
13 Ankle 380
14 Foot 414
15 Head and trunk 448
16 Children and adolescents 463
17 Extreme environments 475
18 Specialized activities 484
19 General risk factors 488
20 Training and exercising 496
21 Rehabilitation 502
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Total knee replacement is a surgical procedure that is used to resurface damaged knee by arthritis. Both plastic and metal parts are used to cap the bone ends that form knee joint and kneecap.
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Extreme weather conditions, high-speed descents and the long lever point on skis combine to place a lot of pressure on skiers’ knees.
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Whether you are a cyclist, a swimmer, a runner, a former college athlete or starting your child in youth sports, staying injury-free is important to keeping you and your student athlete at top performance. By incorporating injury prevention strategies into your workout routine, you can stay on the field and off of the sidelines. According to the Center for Disease Control, more than half of all sports injuries in children are preventable, and almost two thirds of injuries in organized sports occur during practice. By understanding the major factors contributing to these injuries, you can lower your risk. This overview will give you guidelines to keep you competing year-round.
Bobic Vladimir - ACL Injuries - Chester Uni MSc Sports Medicine 140324.pdfVladimir Bobic
Presentation for University of Chester MSc Sports Medicine Students. A review of knee ligament injuries, with emphasis on ACL injury, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation and inevitable PTOA in the long run.
A review of personal experience with articular cartilage and osteochondral repair and imaging. An attempt to explain the lack of correlation between symptoms, clinical findings, arthroscopic findings, biopsy and MR imaging.
Vladimir Bobić - Subchondroplasty - ICRS Focus Meeting Rome 7th June 2019Vladimir Bobic
We may have embraced the entirely new treatment concept which is possibly based on some assumptions. Subchondroplasty is probably indicated mainly for the treatment of subchondral cysts and cavities, rather than various bone marrow oedema conditions, most of which do not seem to need surgical treatment, as they get better given time.
The aetiology of various conditions, known generically as “bone marrow oedema” (or perhaps more correctly “bone marrow lesions”), is very different and it is still poorly understood and therefore it is difficult to decide when the surgical treatment is necessary and what is the most appropriate treatment.
Bone marrow oedema, as a metabolic (possibly vascular remodelling rather than degenerative) process does not seem to lack bone, and therefore injecting bone substitute is probably not the best ingredient. To the contrary, injecting bone paste may clog subchondral microtrabecular bone spaces and may slow down or prevent subchondral repair and remodelling by blocking neurovascular pathways. It is difficult to accept that patients "should expect 3 days of severe pain" postoperatively, but even if we do this is probably not acceptable, because injected and cured bone substitute may increase intra-osseous pressure (which is already higher than normal, especially in SONK-like conditions, which are very painful to start with) and block metabolic (vascular) pathways. Unsurprisingly, in some cases, biopsy of the subchondroplasty area treated with on calcium phosphate paste has shown necrotic or nonviable bone a few years postoperatively.
However, long-lasting symptomatic bone marrow oedema and SONK-like lesions, may benefit biologically and structurally from the surgical treatment with more biologically desirable ingredient, such as autologous bone marrow aspirate, delivered directly to the intra-osseous area affected with bone marrow oedema. This is where subchondroplasty, using autologous bone marrow aspirate, autologous stem cells or even autologous PRP gets entirely new biological meaning and possibly becomes more useful therapeutically.
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A review of orthopaedic and orthobiologic treatment options, with emphasis on the difference between osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis (PTOA), the role of osteochondral unit, subchondral bone, etc.
Bobic Vladimir - Osteochondral Unit - SEEFORT Dubrovnik - 25 april 2019Vladimir Bobic
The importance of OsteoChondral unit. A review of over 20 years of personal clinical, surgical and imaging journey through numerous osteochondral and subchondral issues. Still more questions than answers!
An update on stem cell technologies, prp and orthobiologics. Nuffield Health, The Grosvenor Hospital Chester and Chester Knee Clinic GP Seminar, Ewloe, Wales, UK 6th May 2017
Presented at ACL Study Group meeting in Åre, Sweden.
Mucoid ACL degeneration and ACL "cysts" and “ganglions” are relatively frequent incidental MRI diagnosis in our practice. The correlation is still poorly understood but seems to be associated with progressive structural ACL degeneration, formation of ACL ganglions and local femoral or tibial subchondral marrow oedema and intraosseous cysts.
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
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The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
www.agostodourado.com
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Cycling Knee Injuries and Problems
1. Nuffield Health Educational Seminars
Cycling Knee
Problems and Injuries
St David’s Park Hotel, Ewloe
23 April 2016
Prof Vladimir Bobic MD FRCSEd
Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
Chester Knee Clinic
at the Grosvenor Hospital Chester
www.kneeclinic.info
@ChesterKnee
2. Le Tour 2014 : Grand Départ Leeds 5 July
L’Angleterre passe au jaune!
8. Controversy About Helmets:
Chester Knee Clinic
Cyclists are vulnerable road users. Compared
with car occupants, bicyclists are more than
twice as likely to be fatally injured per
person trip and up to 10 times more likely to
be injured per kilometre travelled
… it is certainly true that in many countries,
such as Denmark and the Netherlands,
cyclists have low injury rates, even though
rates of cycling are high and almost no
cyclists wear helmets.
… this seems to be achieved through
interventions such as good infrastructure and
stronger legislation to protect cyclists and a
culture of cycling as a popular, routine, non-
sporty, non-risky behaviour.
9. Controversy About Cycling Helmets:
• “Helmets are absolutely crucial to
bicycle safety”. More than 75 percent of
all biking deaths are caused by head
injuries. If all cyclists wore helmets,
perhaps half of these deaths and injuries,
especially in children, could be avoided.
• The BMA has recommended that cycle
helmets should be worn by pedal
cyclists but the evidence in support of
this recommendation is at best slim
and does not give the whole picture
relating to head injury and cycle helmets.
• However, most experienced trauma
surgeons believe that cycle helmets
give only very limited head protection.
• Studies in Australia have shown that they
give only marginal prevention of mild
head injury and no effect on severe
head injury, or death.
www.cyclehelmets.org/index.html
10. Cycling Helmets
• Always wear a helmet when cycling
• Remember: a good fit is very important
• New generations of helmets offer much better “wrap-around” protection
• Do not reuse if damaged in a fall - buy a new one.
11. Try to Avoid Concussion …
• The older you get, the harder it is to recover from a concussion.
• Just one head injury can quadruple a risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
• Symptoms started an average of 20 years after the incident!
12. Cycling Knee Problems and Injuries
❖ Although cycling is considered a knee-sparing exercise because it does not
require impact with the ground, the repetitive motion of pedalling can lead
to a variety of overuse knee injuries.
❖ The majority of cycling knee injuries are indeed caused by overuse, which
leads to cumulative tissue microtrauma and consequent symptoms.
❖ Cyclists of every ability level are at risk: riding too hard, too soon and too far
is the usual recipe for numerous knee problems.
❖ In one recreational long-distance bicycling tour, 65% of all riders reported
knee pain.
❖ Another study of more than 500 recreational cyclists indicated that almost
42% of all riders experienced overuse knee pain.
13. Common Cycling Knee Problems:
• Riding too hard, too soon. Don't get impatient. It's going to be a long season
and there's plenty of time to get in the proper progression of efforts. Successful
cycling is a matter of listening to your body. When you see cyclists burning out,
hurting themselves and just not progressing past a certain point you can be fairly
certain that it is because they are not paying enough attention to what their
bodies are saying.
• Too many miles. The human body is not a machine. It cannot take all the miles
we sometimes feel compelled to ride without time to grow and adapt. Keep this in
mind whenever you feel like increasing average weekly mileage by more than
forty miles over two or three weeks and you should have no problems.
• Low cadences and excessive crank length. Save those big ring climbs and
big gear sprints for later in the season. This is the time of year to develop fast
twitch muscle fibers. That means spin, spin, spin. You don't have to spin all the
time but the effort put into small gear sprints and high rpm climbing now will pay
off later in the season. Mountain bikers need to be especially careful of low rpms.
This means that even full time MTB competitors should do most of their training
on a road bike.
• Improper position on the bike. Unfortunately, some bicycle salespeople in this
country have no idea how to properly set saddle height. The most common error
being to set it too low. This is very conducive to developing knee problems
because of excessive bend at the knee when the pedal is at, and just past top
dead centre.
14.
15.
16. Cycling Knee Problems and Injuries
❖ When evaluating knee pain it is very important to consider:
❖ Cyclist’s and bicycle anatomy
❖ Seasonal variations (early cycling season)
❖ Training distance and intensity …
❖ … and numerous human anatomical factors such as:
❖ Inflexibility
❖ Muscle imbalance
❖ Patellofemoral malalignment
❖ Leg-length discrepancy: if the difference is up to 10 mm you can
correct it by putting spacers under one cleat. If one leg is shorter by
more than 10 mm you should try a shorter crank arm on the short leg
side.
17. Bike Fit
Chester Knee Clinic
❖ GB Team Injury Audit
over the course of 2 years:
❖ Riders who did not get
injured … were less
sensitive to positional
changes, including
changes to other
equipment set-up (pedals,
cycling shoes, etc.)
18. Five Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Overuse Injury on the Bike
19. Professional Bike Fit
Seat angle and
longitudinal position
Seat height
Crank length
Handlebar height
Handlebar reach
23. Knee Replacement and Cycling:
Limited knee flexion is a
problem.
What is the solution?
Change:
• seat height,
• crank length,
• “sliding” cleats?
24. ❖ Andy Pruitt, director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and fit expert of many superstars, said: “Crank length formulas using femoral length or leg
length are fine,” he says. “But if your style is mashing, use longer cranks, and if you are a spinner, shorten them a bit. Mountain bike cranks should be a bit
longer for that moment to get you over a rock. Use 2.5mm or 5mm longer for purely time trial usage, and vice versa for the track.” Pruitt warns that,
although one study showed that everybody was faster with a super-long crank over short distances, you can hurt yourself if you do not stick to
proportionality.
❖ “If you use cranks too long for your legs, the compressive and shear forces in the knee joints go up
exponentially.”
❖ Generally using shorter cranks keeps pedal speed up and knee stress down. Too long crank arms increase forces
on the entire knee, but patellar and quadriceps tendons are most affected.
26. Saddle Height
Correct saddle height
Also, do not forget the saddle angle: it should be level or
very slightly nose up, no more than 2mm at the nose
27. Saddle Position
Source: Callaghan MJ et al.: Lower body problems and injury in cycling. Journal
of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2005) 9, 226–236
28.
29.
30. Source: Asplund C, et al. Knee Pain and Bicycling. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, April 2004.
Causes of Cycling Knee Pain:
31.
32.
33.
34.
35. Patello-femoral Pain Syndrome
• The PFPS is the most frequent
complaint in running and cycling
• Excessive pressure across the
patellofemoral joint is caused by hill
climbing, riding in high gears, and a
too-slow cadence
• It is an early indication of cartilage
softening that can progress to structural
damage of PFJ articulating surfaces and
subchondral bone, associated with more
severe pain and grating sensation.
• Patellofemoral joint problems frequently
differ between cyclists and runners -
cyclists will point to the centre of
the patella and describe the pain as
being directly under the patella, rather
than on the medial or lateral side.
• Quadriceps and patella tendinosis
are often associated with chronic PFPS
36. Patella and Quadriceps Tendinosis
❖ We should adopt the term "patellar tendinopathy" or tendinosis rather than the
misnomer tendinitis when referring to patellar tendon overuse injury.
❖ The key pathology is tendinosis - collagen degeneration and its sequelae.
❖ A patient who presents with patellar tendinopathy for the first time may require 2 to
3 months to recover. A patient who has a long-standing injury may require 4
to 6 months to return to competition pain free and without recurrence.
❖ Imaging has not been shown to be a useful guide to the choice of management or
prognosis.
❖ Relative tendon unloading is critical for treatment success. This can be achieved
by activity modification and by biomechanical correction.
❖ Progressive strengthening graduating to eccentric exercises are the
treatment of choice.
❖ Surgery has been considered the treatment of last resort for tendinopathies.
❖ Return to full competitive sport after successful patellar tendon surgery takes 6 to
12 months.
❖ Only 60% to 75% of patients are able to return to former levels of sporting activity.
37. ❖ “Tiger Woods has said that PRP
put his golf career back on track
after a series of knee injuries.
❖ Rafael Nadal has also used it
although there have been fears that
it moves sport dangerously close to
blood doping.”
38. PRP for Patellar Tendinopathy
Chester Knee Clinic
❖ A combination of eccentric
exercises and US-guided
leukocyte-rich PRP
injection with dry needling
of the tendon accelerate
the recovery from patellar
tendinopathy …
❖ …but the apparent benefit
of PRP dissipates over
time.
39. Patella Tracking Issues
Patella maltracking, including ELPS, is often
the main source of chronic PFJ problems
and accelerated osteochondral wear and
tear.
40. Patella maltracking, cartilage damage and BME
Irreversible PFJ damage: patellar and trochlear cartilage damage with subchondral
patellar changes (bone marrow oedema)
41.
42. Quantitative MRI (qMRI) and in vivo
deformational behaviour of articular cartilage
• One of the great advantages of
MRI, in comparison with histology,
is that consecutive slices are
contiguous and spatially aligned so
that 3D parameter can be
obtained.
• These parameters include
cartilage volume, thickness,
surface and curvature.
• Current findings suggest that
human cartilage deforms very
little in vivo during
physiological activities and
recovers from deformation
within 90 min after loading, but
physical training status does not
seem to affect in vivo
deformational behaviour.
Eckstein F, Hudelmaier M, Putz R: The effects of
exercise on human articular cartilage. J Anat 2006
(Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland);
208: 491-512.
43.
44. Eckstein F, et al:
The effects of exercise on human
articular cartilage.
J Anat 2006; 208: 491-512.
Quantitative MRI (qMRI)
and in vivo
deformational behaviour
of articular cartilage
45. Surgical Options for Lateral Patella Tilt: Electrothermal Lateral Release
(only if everything else fails)
54. Ilio-tibial Syndrome
• The ITBS is the second most frequent
complaint in running and cycling (the “other”
knee problem), with an incidence as high as
12% of all overuse injuries.
• Though recognizing the sharp, burning pain
close to the lateral femoral condyle of the
ITBS isn't difficult, treating the condition can
be a challenge because underlying myofascial
restrictions can significantly contribute to the
patient's pain and disability.
• Sometimes this is accompanied by a
snapping sensation and a positive Ober’s
and Thomas tests.
• The aetiology is thought to be due to
repetitive friction of the distal iliotibial band
posterior fibres against the lateral femoral
condyle (the impingement zone) that is
particularly susceptible at 30 degrees of
knee flexion. This is just within the usual
range of knee motion for a cyclist of 30 to
110 degrees
• A myriad of reasons have been proposed to
explain why cyclists are prone to this
condition that can be summed up as
improper cycle fit
55. Rehabilitation of Cycling Knee Injuries
Source: Asplund C, et al. Knee Pain and Bicycling. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, April 2004.
56. Indoor Cycle Trainers
• The UK weather is not an excuse for giving up on
cycling. If you have a bit of space at home, and a
few pennies for a decent cycle turbo trainer or a
roller, or both, you can continue to cycle, workout,
build endurance, gain confidence, loose weight,
etc. Indoor cycle training is not something reserved
for winter months and bad weather. Rather, it is
the most effective and rewarding exercise to do
when conditions and circumstances will not allow
you to get outside and ride a bike.
• Basically, if you want fitness training get a cycle
trainer but if you want technical training get
rollers.
• Rollers are less boring than cycle trainers, are
nearly silent to operate and cause less tyre wear,
but require a great deal more concentration than
cycle trainers.
• Rollers are hands down the best way to maintain
bike-handling skills and a fluid pedal stroke.
57. How to Ride Hills
• UK climbs are seldom long and steep (like
Stelvio) but there are many tough ones
around.
• How can you train for steep hills? Well,
the best way is to ride them frequently.
• Before you attempt any hill training, make
sure that you are fit to do so.
• Power to weight ratio plays a huge part in
how successful you are on steep hills, but
your ability to tolerate the accumulation of
lactate in your muscles is also significant.
• Upper body strength and your core play a
bigger role in muscling your way up steep
hills than they normally do on the flat.
• Think about your gearing before you
need to shift.
• On really steep hills, when you’re out of
the saddle, use your upper body to help
apply weight to the pedals.
• Try alternating between being in and out
the saddle.