The treatment of sports injuries depends upon the type of injury, the severity of symptoms and the patient’s overall health. Common lines of treatment include medicinal approach, immobilisation, PRICE method, surgery and other procedures.
PCL (Posterior cruciate ligament) injury is usually treated with a knee arthroscopy procedure. In this procedure, your orthopaedic surgeon makes small incisions on your knee joint to access and reconstruct the affected ligament. It is a minimally invasive procedure that makes use of a medical device called an arthroscope.
An MCL (Medial collateral ligament) injury or tear can be treated with both medical and non-medical interventions. It is mostly treated with anti-inflammatory medications.
The five most common sports injuries are sprains, strains, ACL tear, shin splints and tennis elbow.
