What is ACL? How you get Injured?
About ACL and how an ACL injury is inflicted. Your knee is a very complex joint with a lot of parts coming into play when in function. There are muscles attached to the knee, major bones of the leg are also attached to them, number of cartilages which assist in movement and provides cushion between the parts and also ligaments and tendons. Any injury to any of these parts will cause knee pain in various degrees and types. Every big or small injury needs to be attended to immediately to avoid aggravation and complications, later on. Knee injuries vary in degree and intensity and the treatment would be done according to the severity. Some injuries may be treated with just medication and exercise but some of the serious nature could even require surgery. One such delicate but serious injury is ACL. ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) is one of the major ligaments in your knee. This ligament connects your thigh bone and the shin bone. This ligament also provides stabil...