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Jumper’s Knee 1
JUMPER’S KNEE
Pam Simms
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. ... Prevalence of Jumper’s knee in volleyball players
III. ... References
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Many injuries occur every day, and a common injury is Jumper’s Knee. Jumper’s Knee is another name for patellar tendonitis. ... Information about the causes and symptoms of Jumper’s Knee, the prevalence this injury has to volleyball players, medical interventions, and the rehabilitation will also be addressed. ... Other mechanisms include sudden or repetitive eccentric knee extension. ... The malalignment can cause the patellar tendon to stretch in abnormal ways causing the
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inflammation (Roy & Irvin, 1983, p. ... The athlete may have a feeling of the knee catching, giving away, or weakness (Roy & Irvin, 1983, p. ... There will be pain with active and resisted knee extension, and the pain could actually increase to the point where one’s strength becomes inhibited. Passive knee flexion beyond one hundred and twenty degrees will also cause pain in the tendon, which could result in the quadriceps being tight. ... First the athlete will feel pain after the activity they
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perform. ... With the mechanism and signs and symptoms stated, the next focus will be on how Jumper’s knee is prevalent to volleyball players.
Jumper’s Knee is a very common injury in volleyball players. ... When volleyball players jump and land, there is a forceful contraction of the quadriceps and an intense compression force of the knee. ... The constant movements can cause strain, and result in Jumper’s Knee. ...
There are many anatomical sites include in the knee complex that is apart of the patellar tendon. ... The
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hamstrings, heel cord, and ankle dorsiflexors also can affect the patellar tendon. ... It is a continuation of the quadriceps muscle and functions to transmit the pull of the muscle to the tibia, resulting in knee extension (http://www. ... The medial patellar retinaculm and the patellar cartilage plica are other aspects of the knee that is a stabilizer (http://www. ...
Medically, things can be done to help the healing of Jumper’s Knee. ... The patellar tendon will heal itself based
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on the stress imposed on it. ...
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Unfortunately, the last alternative is surgery. ... After surgery, a brace can be worn to prevent hyperextension of the knee. ... Other aspects of importance are the activity demands, muscular strength, and
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endurance (http://www. ... The other goals that are trying to be met are to regain normal knee range of motion, proprioception, balance coordination for daily activities (http://www. ... If the Jumper’s knee is chronic then heat can be used before any activity, and then the injury is to have an ice massage after (Starkey, 1993, p. ... Full range of motion exercises for the knee will also be worked, which include flexion, extension, medial deviation, and lateral deviation. ... All of the exercises should be
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performed without resistance but performed actively by the athlete. The strengthening exercises include quadricep sets, straight leg raises in all four planes, heel raises, toe raises, total knee extension with a yellow theraband, hamstring curls, and leg press between zero and forty-five degrees. ... Knee extensions can be performed up to thirty or forty-five degrees but in a pain free range, and single leg eccentric leg presses can be accomplished. Hamstring curls can be continued with resistance in a pain free range, and mini-squats can be
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performed up to thirty degrees in a pain free range.
Approximate Word count = 2989
Approximate Pages = 12
(250 words per page double spaced)
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