Common MSK Injuries

Question 1

Meniscal tears

• The 2 reasons for tears
• Symptoms

Answer 1

1. Acute tears
   - trauma or sport injury
2. Degenerative
   - occur due to minimal force applied to a degenerative mini scud

Question 2

PFPS (patella-femoral pain syndrome)

Definition , causes , risk factors , management

Answer 2

Definition:

• chronic condition
• pain around the patella-femoral joint

Causes :

• trauma
• multi factors
• overuse / overload

Risk factors :

• knee hyper-extension
• valgus / verus
• increased ‘Q’ angle

Management:

• education
• excersise
• patella taping