The results of healing athletes’ combined injuries of the Medial collateral ligament of the knee joints with Judo therapy

Abstract

Background: Among people in sports and athletes, injuries to the main joints, which provide stability to the knee joints, such as the anteroposterior cruciate ligament, the proximal lateral ligament and the meniscus are common when knee twisting and bending during training and participating in competitions. The most common one is anterior cruciate ligament injuries, which account for 50-70% of all knee injuries, while proximal lateral ligament injuries account for 4352%. Depending on the location of an injury, we decide whether surgical treatment or non-surgical treatment is used. To research the results of judo physiotherapy, which is one of the non-surgical treatment methods, in 1st and 2nd-degree proximal lateral ligament injuries in athletes’ knee joints. Aim: This study is to research the results of judo physiotherapy for athletes’ 1st and 2nd degree proximal lateral ligament injuries in their knee joints. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with a randomized controlled clinical experimental research design. 30 athletes in football, judo and other sports aged 16-35 years old, who have 1st and 2nd-degree proximal lateral ligament injuries in their knee joints, took part in this study based on the Mongolian Medical Central Hospital of MNUMS. Results: VAS, which is a visual assessment of pain, and knee flexion-extension amplitude and knee stability balance were used to calculate the results. Subjective VAS changes were 67.4±25.1 mm after the first treatment, 9.0±1.6 mm after the third treatment. In addition, judo therapy treatment decreased the pain of the subject as the number of treatments increased. The judo therapy treatment performed this time was thought to be effective in reducing pain associated with medial collateral ligament injury of the knee. The knee joint flexion range of motion was 104.5°±13.0° after the first treatment, 128.5°±3.4° after the third treatment. The knee extension range of motion was 25.5°±7.6° after the first treatment, 2.0°±2.6° after the third treatment. This judo therapy treatment was thought to be effective in reducing the limited joint range of motion in knee flexion and extension after medial collateral ligament injury. Conclusion: Judo treatment after grade 1and 2 proximal collateral ligament was effective in reducing pain, increasing range of motion and stability of the knee joint.