Acl Injuries

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the common injuries of the knee. An injury to the ACL commonly occurs during sports or activities that involve twisting, overextension, landing from a jump incorrectly, and abrupt change in direction or speed of movements.

Symptoms:

• Pain
• Popping sounds in the knee
• Swelling
• Buckling sensation when you try to twist your knee

Investigations:

• Medical history
• Physical examination
• x-ray
• MRI
• Stress tests of the ligament
• Arthroscopy

Non-Surgical Treatments:

• Dry Needling
• Steroid and Hyaluronic Acid Image Guided Injections
• High Volume Injections
• Image Guided Calcific Barbotage