Currently, there are approximately 80,000 knee replacement procedures performed in the UK every year. Osteoarthritis is the damage of the surfaces of our joints and during a knee replacement operation the worn ends of the bones and damaged cartilage are removed and replaced with metal and plastic replacement joints. Indications for this surgery are the pain […]
It might be commonly known as jumper’s knee, but patellar tendonitis can affect men and women across the whole range of Olympic sports. In 2012, Rafael Nadal pulled out of the London Olympics with tendinitis in his left knee. Cycling star and Olympic gold medalist Victoria Pendleton has suffered from patellar tendonitis. Basketball legend and […]
With an incidence rate of 61 people out of every 100,000 suffering an acute meniscus tear every year, according to the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association, this is one of the most common knee injuries. The meniscus are basically nature’s shock absorbers. They are the crescent-shaped pieces of cartilage that sit between the […]
In our increasingly busy lives, the claim that doing just 30, 15 or even 5 minutes of HIIT at a time was the sure fire way to lose weight and get fit seemed too good to be true. This was a workout that anyone could fit in between work, family and social commitments. Top flight […]
We lay claim to the title of the world’s greatest sporting nation and it is true that sport is a national obsession, both as spectators and getting onto the field of play at every level. Yet, it is also true that sport and injury go hand in hand. The knee is the most common joint […]
All change at the RFU; as a new chairman takes over from Jason Leonard in August, we have the exciting news that Mr Jonathan Webb has recently been appointed as one of two RFU representatives on the World Rugby Council, replacing Bill Beaumont who has become the Chairman of World Rugby. In the late 1980s […]
The English cricket season has commenced and all eyes turn to Headingley this month as they host the first of England’s international matches, with the national team hoping to capitalise on last year’s triumph in the Ashes. Although cricket may seem worlds’ away from the high impact nature of rugby or football, injuries are common […]
Scientists have spent many years and many millions, trying to find a ‘cure’ for ageing, whether that’s reversing progressive hair loss or erasing wrinkles. However, these are just the visible signs of ageing and a more exciting proposition would be to discover a panacea for the aches and pains that plague us as we grow […]
A new study published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, found a link between birth control pills and often sports career-ending knee injuries. The researchers at the University of Texas evaluated data on over 23,000 female athletes, aged between 15 and 19, who had […]
The market for knee reconstruction devices in Europe will show a compound annual growth rate of 4.5% to 2021 it has been estimated by a new research report. The biggest growth area will be in preliminary knee reconstruction devices as technological advances in prostheses has reduced the need for revision surgery later on in life […]
