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remember a Judo Black Belt. Tough, strong…the
type of Judoka who spent
hundreds of hours refining just one technique. A man who would sweat through more gi tops in a week than an entire class
of newbies would do in a month.
As
fearless as he was in scrutinizing – and criticizing his own technique – he was
doubly fearless in matching an opponent toe to toe.
Yet,
one day, he met up with an opponent he couldn’t beat…a full out knee injury.
In Judo -
as in Jiu Jitsu, Hapikdo, etc. – if you
lift someone over your shoulder - or over your hip - and rotate about face while,
you may end up in trouble. Just a slight error in your body alignment, and the force
of your partner’s weight will be borne entirely by your knees.
Knees
do become worn down in the martial arts world. Too deep a stance, years of snapping
while kicking, or being hit or swept off your feet once too often. I recall doing
the old “duck walk” one time in a Jiu Jitsu class, when Sensei Hatashita ran
out of his office and told us to stop.
“The
American Medical Association just banned this exercise. It’s no good for your knees!”
Often
enough, I come across people who just seem to develop pain in one part of a
knee without a specific reason. I always suggest that they seek the advice of a
medical practitioner. The cause might be
as simple as a tight IT band; a little bit of massage and stretching, and the
pain often disappears.
The
following is a very brief and very cursive look at where pain might be located
on a knee – and some very general reasons for that pain. Again, this information
is not meant as a substitute for a professional diagnosis.
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PAIN ABOVE THE KNEE
1. Pain above the knee may suggest problems with
the quadriceps tendon.
PAIN ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE KNEE
2.
Pain on either side of the knee can be due to injuries to the collateral
ligaments, arthritis, or tears to menisci cartilage. Pain on the outside
(lateral) part of the knee can also come from problems with the iliotibial
band.
PAIN AT THE FRONT OF THE
KNEE
3. Pain at the front of the knee can be due to a
number of possible reasons - bursitis,
arthritis, or a softening of the patella (knee cap) cartilage known as
chondromalacia patella or “runner’s knee”.
PAIN AT THE BACK OF THE KNEE
4. Pain in the back of the knee may be
attributed to arthritis or cysts, known as Baker’s cysts rising from an accumulation of joint fluid (synovial
fluid) that forms behind the knee.
PAIN BELOW THE
KNEE
5. Pain below the knee may suggest
Osgood-Schlatter disease, involving the patellar ligament usually in children
up to about the age of 16.
Pain
in the entire knee can come from bursitis, arthritis, a torn ligament,
osteoarthritis, infection and injury. The knee joint can also feel unstable.
Instability can arise from injury or wear and tear to the menisci, the
collateral ligaments or problems with patellar tracking.
The following video offers an excellent overview of knee pain and its possible causes. Source: YouTube. Nabil A. Ebraheim, MD. If youu can't see this on your mobile device, please visit -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJB4eh-Vtz8&list=TLpmfaujWP7jtaCQw7BBhx56go38Zva3tH
The following video offers an excellent overview of knee pain and its possible causes. Source: YouTube. Nabil A. Ebraheim, MD. If youu can't see this on your mobile device, please visit -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJB4eh-Vtz8&list=TLpmfaujWP7jtaCQw7BBhx56go38Zva3tH
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