Ligaments
Post injury, this ligament will need work done to the hypertonic quadriceps due to muscle spasm around the knee
What is the PCL - Posterior Cruciate Ligament?
The pulse point lateral to the larynx
What is the Common Cartoid Artery?
The superior femoral triangle border
What is the inguinal ligament?
Inferior Ramus of the Pubis has three muscle attachments (that we study)
What are the Adductor Magnus, Adductor Brevis and the Gracilis?
Runners or people who do a lot of stairs develop this, with aching pain on the lateral knee with increased activity
What is the IT Band Friction Syndrome? Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Ligament that prevents valgus stress and is part of the terrible triad
What is the MCL - Medial Collateral Ligament?
The pulse point inferior to the inguinal ligament
What is the femoral artery?
What is the Sartorius?
The proximal medial shaft of the tibia at the pes anserinus tendon have three muscle attachments
What are the Sartorius, the Gracilis and the Semitendinosus muscles?
People who do repetitive quad contractions, such as running or jumping, often called the "jumper's knee" with collagen degeneration of the patellar tendon
What is Patellar Tendionosis?
This ligament will need work on the hypertonic hamstrings (spasm in muscles around the knee), post injury
What is the ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament?
The pulse point located behind the knee
What is the Popliteal artery?
The medial femoral triangle border
What is the adductor longus?
What is the Popliteus muscle?
Occupational workers, ie carpet layers, gardeners, luggage handlers, roofers, plumbers, house cleaners, nuns can suffer from this inflammatory reaction of the this bursa
What is the Prepatellar Bursitis?
This ligament is rarely injured but post injury, there will be hypertonic abductors, TFL and gluteus max will need to be treated
What is the LCL - Lateral (fibular) Collateral Ligament?
The pulse point located posterior to the medial malleolus of the tibia
What is the Posterior Tibial Artery?
There are two veins running thru the Femoral Triangle
What are the Great Saphenous Vein & the Femoral Vein?
This muscle has two nerve innervations, Femoral & Obturator nerves
What is the Pectineus?
A groin pull is a muscle tear of one of the adductors, most common in one of the adductors over the others
What is the Adductor Longus?
IT Band Syndrome can mimic damage to this ligament of the knee due to the attachment of the IT Band.
What is the LCL - Lateral Collateral Ligament?
The pulse point that is located along the medial side of the side of the biceps brachii muscle
What is the Brachial Artery?
There are two arteries that run thru the Femoral Triangle
What are the Deep Femoral Artery & the Femoral Artery?
This adductor attaches to the medial lip of linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur
What is the Adductor Magnus?
Tara has this condition of the knees, you heard it! From lack of movement and needs to strengthen the quad muscles
What is Patellar Tracking Disorder?