Thigh & Knee Pains

ACL Knee Injury Reconstruction Explained An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear is a fairly common knee injury in sports that involve changing direction and turning. The ACL lies deep within the knee joint, connecting the thigh bone with the shin bone. The function of the ACL is to...

Runner's Knee Explained Runner's Knee is the common term for Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBFS). Runner's Knee is a painful overuse knee injury that affects the outer part of the knee. It is fairly common in runners and cyclists . It is reported to affect 2-10% of all runners, while...

Knee Arthritis Explained Arthritis (Osteoarthritis) is a common cause of knee pain and knee swelling that usually manifests itself in middle age. The term osteoarthritis is somewhat misleading, because it's literal meaning is 'joint inflammation'. Although there is a component of joint...

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Explained Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is a common cause of pain around the knee cap, that is sometimes referred to as Anterior Knee Pain. When the knee bends or straightens, the knee cap glides in a special groove on the thigh bone called the Patellofemoral groove, ...

Jumpers Knee Explained Jumper's Knee is the common term for Patella Tendinopathy. Typically knee pain comes on gradually if running, jumping and landing activities are practiced too much, because the strain on the Patella Tendon becomes too great and microscopic damage develops in the tissue...