There are mainly three kinds of knee injuries that happen at various locations of the knee. They are the collateral ligament or the MCL, the ACL or the cruciate ligament and the meniscus. The ACL is something that provides stabilization to the knee and keeps it in the right place. When ACL gets twisted or there is a problem with it, the knee is not properly stabilized and that can result in a lot of pain.
The meniscus is the center portion of the knee and it helps the knee joint to bear your weight. The meniscus can get injured with the roughness and wear and tear that happens with age and can be the first sign of arthritis. The MCL's location is inside the knee and it also helps in stabilizing the knee. Usually, it is seen that if the ACL is injured, the MCL also gets affected.
The typical treatment methods that many people go or to treat knee injuries are rest and medicine for pain but these might only mask the pain and can make way to injuries in the future. Many people also opt for steroid injection for an injured knee. It does help in getting relief from the pain immediately but it does not heal the knee. The trouble with medicines for pain relief is that it masks the pain and does not really heal the injury which can worsen the situation more and can lead to more problems.
People usually do not see any connection of the spine to the knee, but a misalignment of the spine can actually affect the knee. If any area of the spine is not aligned properly, a chiropractor can make the adjustments required to alleviate the tension in the spine. This helps in getting relief from the pain and injury caused to the knee. A big possibility of knee injury can be avoided in the first place if the spine is aligned properly.
Chiropractors call this a chain reaction. To put it in simple words, if any part of your spine is not aligned properly, it might affect other parts of your body and that includes knee and injuries caused to it. With the help of spinal manipulation, chiropractors can restore the spine to its right alignment and this affects the other parts of the body in a good way. So, if you have a knee injury, you should seek chiropractic help.
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