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Choosing treatment after an ACL tearACL tears often cause swelling, instability and a sense that the knee will give way, especially during turning and cutting sports. Treatment hinges on instability, sport demands and associated injuries: structured rehabilitation can work well for some, while reconstruction is favoured when repeated giving-way episodes threaten function or meniscal damage.ACL tears often cause swelling, instability and a sense that the knee will give way, especially during turning and cutting sports. Treatment hinges on instability, sport demands and associated injuries: structured rehabilitation can work well for some, while reconstruction is favoured when repeated giving-way episodes threaten function or meniscal damage.
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Deciding on return to running and frozen shoulder careReturn to running after an ankle sprain is judged by pain, swelling, movement, strength, balance and confidence, not by a fixed number of days. Frozen shoulder is usually a gradual, painful loss of active and passive movement, most often in adults aged 40 to 60 and linked to diabetes and…Return to running after an ankle sprain is judged by pain, swelling, movement, strength, balance and confidence, not by a fixed number of days. Frozen shoulder is usually a gradual, painful loss of active and passive movement, most often in adults aged 40 to 60 and linked to diabetes and thyroid disease.
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When shoulder or back pain needs a specialistShoulder pain that has not improved after two weeks, or back pain that is still not easing after a few weeks, needs routine medical assessment; sudden very severe pain, fever, bladder or bowel change, saddle numbness or leg weakness needs urgent help.Shoulder pain that has not improved after two weeks, or back pain that is still not easing after a few weeks, needs routine medical assessment; sudden very severe pain, fever, bladder or bowel change, saddle numbness or leg weakness needs urgent help.
