Knee Injuries

In November 2006 I was foolishly playing rugby. What was I thinking? That playing a sport would keep me healthy. I had just been passed the ball on the blind side out of a scum and as the number 14 had only one choice to run in to the gap. There was one person to run around and it was while doing this that my ankle gave way while my leg was fully extended mid stride and my knee twisted and as I was falling to the floor I got takled. I felt a pop in my knee and then lots of pain. After a visit to the hospital, when they had decided that no bones were broken and I had been plastered up and I was sent on my way with all but the doctors word that I ...

Knees. Kind of boring, aren't they? Bony lumps between your thighs and shins, they don't do very much. ~~Not funny~~ They don't even sprout hair like armpits, though I've always wondered what makes armpits so special. And armpits are definitely funnier. ~~Not sexy~~ Anyway, all such ruminating leads us not very far, but is a useful background to just how unsexy knees - and therefore knee complaints - are. ~~A not funny, not sexy, introduction~~ This op is going to talk about the knee problems I suffered and suffer, mainly focussing on childhood. Those of you with knee problems may find some ...

Anyone who has had a look at my profile page recently will see from my list of opinions that my health has not exactly been wonderful of late. Well, collingwood21 has gone and done it again! As you may have guessed from the category, my latest malady is a knee injury - a sprain to be precise, caused by lifting a heavy box awkwardly. So, thought I might as well share my received wisdom on the knee and what it can suffer in case any of you out in there in dooyooland become similarly afflicted. I really don't kneed this! ● A bit of anatomy The knee is the largest joint in the body, designed as a weight bearer and shock absorber when ...