PPT-Meniscus taping

Use A meniscus taping can be applied to those athletes with an injury or weakness medially or laterally to provide extra support Possible injuries would include medial and lateral meniscal tears. Each knee has two menisci an inner and outer meniscus The meniscus functions as a shock absorber between the rounded thigh bone femur and tibia The meniscus is rubbery tissue that loses its elasticity with age Meniscus tears are very common occurrin Core Concepts in Athletic Training and Therapy. Susan Kay Hillman. Objectives. Identify the types of tape commonly used in athletic taping.. Explain the “check reign” used in athletic taping and identify different styles or shapes. . Determine Scale (What is each line worth?). Measure bottom of meniscus. Get to . eye level. . . Scale . Take two numbered lines that are next to each other and find their difference.. . Divide that by the number of spaces between our two numbers.. Anatomy & injury prevention. Renee Chambers. High School athletes . Why to be concerned as an athlete. You use your knees for everything!. Too. common. you can injure yourself . anytime . Better understanding = better injury prevention. Tensoring. . Injury Management I REC 1020. Obtained from: Sport Medicine Council of Alberta (SMCA). . Tape and . Tensoring. Done in SM 10. This Module:. Ankle (heel locks, figure 8, closed . basketweave. Britni . Racus. MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, PES. History of Taping and Bandaging. Routinely used by ATC. Used to minimize swelling, provide support to injured areas and prevent injury. While techniques are not difficult to master, trained professional should apply. Alabbadi. . after the . lec. ,,you have to know. Anatomy of knee joint. Sign and symptoms. How to examine the knee. Special tests . Diagnosis. Meniscal. problems. . Anatomy. It is the . largest and most complex . Where Are We in 2018. Thomas Carter MD. Phoenix, AZ. . Disclosure. . I have disclosures and this . information can be found in the. :. AAOS Disclosure Program online . at . MENISCUS TEAR OF THE KNEE What is a meniscus? The meniscus consists of tw o wedge - shaped pieces of fibro - cartilage that act as "shock absorbers" wHat Is It? the meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee that cushions and acts as a shock absorber between your thigh bone (femur) and shin bone (tibia). you have both an inner (medial) BR Gelbart Orthopaedic Surgeon/Knee Surgery Fellow, Honorary consultant, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital Soft TissueKnee Clinic, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, Jo Joseph Noah, MD. Suncoast . Orthopaedic. Surgery. And Sports Medicine. Meniscal Anatomy. Medial and Lateral. Semilunar in shape. Essential in distributing load and reducing joint forces. Act as secondary stabilizers of the knee. Rawan. Al Dhabi. Introduction. : . Muscles . are not only attributed to the movements of the body, they also control the circulation of venous and lymph flows, body temperature, etc. .. Therefore, the failure of the muscles to function properly induces various kinds of symptoms. Consequently, more attention was given to the importance of muscle function in order to activate the body's own healing process.. Jack Mathis. Bracing and Taping: What They Are. (G., 0216). (L.M.T., n.d.). The Goal. My goal in presenting this project is for athletes to understand that there is not only positive effects that can come from bracing and taping, and in fact, that there is some risk in using these aids..