ACL Injury: A positive frame of mind

ACL Injury: A positive frame of mind, seems to aid recovery and return to sport, after a ACL reconstruction.

A recently published study from Australia, seems to indicate that those who returned to sport, after an ACL reconstruction had more positive psychological responses, reported better knee function in sport and recreational activities, perceived a higher knee-related quality of life and were more satisfied with their current knee function. The main reasons for not returning were not trusting the knee (28%), fear of a new injury (24%) and poor knee function (22%).

ACL injury prevention.

ACL injury, can have a major imapct on sports participation, apart from leading to further damage and injury to the knee, due to resultant instability. Females have a 7 fold increased risk of sustaining the injury than males. The following warm up exercises have been shown to reduce the incidence.

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ECU (Extensor Carpi Ulnaris) tendon Injury at the wrist.

ECU tendon, is one of the tendons that crosses the wrist, at the little finger side of it.

It can get injured in sports like Tennis, Golf and Rugby League. The injury may range from Tendinosis (wear) to Instability (tendon slipping out of the grove) to frank rupture.

The injury may be avoided by attention to proper technique, avoiding at-risk strokes and appropriate conditioning.

Treatment usually involves, rest and strengthening, sometimes injection and very occasionally surgery to stabilise or repair a tendon.