We know that a human body consists of 206 separate bones in our body, what connects all of them together for their efficient functioning?
The answer is - Ligament
A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue whose prime function is to join different bones together and support the joints. These tissues are, therefore, essential as they hold together all the bones in the human body and thereby, are responsible for maintaining the human structure intact and connected.
These tissues are very elastic and strong, nevertheless, they can be stretched and even torn by extreme force or a high-intensity impact on them. This ends up in either a sprain or a tear. The tear can be partial or complete in nature.
Ligament Injury is any injury caused to a certain ligament or a part of the ligament, resulting in a tear formed at the affected ligament. This injury can be painful for the individual and could also cause swelling and tenderness.
What Exactly Does A Physiotherapist Do?
Our entire body has a total of 900 ligaments distributed throughout the entire body, There are, therefore, various types of a ligament tear are possible, according to their location in the body. The anterior cruciate ligament tear in the knee is the common type of ligament injury.
Symptoms of a Ligament Injury are pain, swelling, instability, swelling, bruising, limping in the affected area. A major symptom of ligament injury is the restricted ability to move the joint connected with the torn ligament.
Ligaments like other body tissues tend to heal on their own but take a long time to regenerate. Even after regeneration, there might be a little instability in the movement of the joint.
To speed up the process of ligament tears healing themselves, there are different treatments. A few of those are medication, therapy, surgery, etc. In this blog, we’re going to look at therapy as a Treatment for Ligament Injury.
