Open AccessTreatment Options in Overuse Injuries of the Knee
Author(s) -
William Adams
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
current sports medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1537-8918
pISSN - 1537-890X
DOI - 10.1249/00149619-200410000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , mechanism (biology) , primary care , sports medicine , musculoskeletal injury , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , family medicine , pathology , philosophy , epistemology
Overuse injuries of the knee, particularly those of the extensor mechanism and iliotibial band, are commonplace in primary care and musculoskeletal practices. Effective treatment requires identification of all pertinent biomechanical factors contributing to overload and implementing measures to correct them.