Above: Therapist performing soft tissue massage on the tissues aound the knee
The most common knee injuries the physiotherapists at Physio.co.uk see are:
- anterior cruciate ligament tear
- patellofemoral osteoarthritis
- patellar tendinopathy
- Patellar tracking disorder
- pain at the front of the knee
- knee cartilage injury
- osteoarthritis of the knee
- biceps femoristendinopathy
- quadriceps tendinopathy
- ruptured hamstring tendon
- iliotibial band syndrome
- medial collateral ligament tear
- referred pain
- sciatica
- calcification of the medial collateral ligament
- Chondromalacia patellar
- dislocated kneecap
- fat pad impingement
- gastrocnemius tendinopathy
- lateral collateral ligament tear
- multiple ligament injury
- osgood-schlatter disease
- patellar tendon rupture
- Pes Anserinus tendinopathy
- Pes Anserine bursitis
- Popliteus strain
- popliteus tendinopathy
- posterior cruciate ligament tear
- prepatellar bursitis
- sinding larsen johansson syndrome
- superior tibiofibular joint injury
- osteochondritisdissecans
- chondral defects
Above: Progressive knee strengthening exercises performed under supervision of experienced MSK physiotherapist