October 20, 2022,
It is devastating to watch in any sport.
We see it often in football and sometimes the injury comes out of nowhere. Once it does, temporarily, it destroys any ability to compete.
This is why you should build, support and protect your knees in every way possible.
We’ll approach this from a number of angles.
Researching companies that produce knee supports specifically for wrestling, we came across Matman.
As with many knee supports, their product can be found on Amazon.
Here are some details.
Matman Wrestling Knee Pad Knee Sleeve Adult Neoprene Classic Weightlifting (Large)
About this item
“COMFORTABLE FIT - Featuring a contoured fit designed to provide maximum comfort and support around the knee.
PROTECTION - A thick center pad is designed to provide complete knee protection so you can handle the rigors of practice and the heat of competition.
SOFT NEOPRENE - Neoprene fiber content allows the knee pad to bend and stretch with your movements without moving around and getting out of place.
DURABLE - Designed with a special seaming technique to improve the durability and life of the kneepad.
AMERICAN COMPANY - Matman has been a retailer of quality athletic goods and apparel for over 50 years.”
Sounds impressive.
More important, it sounds effective.
Now that we have the support, time to look at strengthening the knee.
Physical fitness is related integrally to the development of knee problems. It is almost impossible to engage in strenuous sports like wrestling without having some impact upon your knees.
In sports like female wrestling that place great pressure on the knees, especially with twisting forces, it is common to tear one or more ligaments or cartilages. Some of the most common knee injuries are those to the medial side: medial knee injuries.
The anterior cruciate ligament is the most commonly injured ligament of the knee.
The twisting of the knee is a common cause of over-stretching or tearing the ACL.
When the ACL is injured a popping sound may be heard, and the leg may suddenly give out.
Besides swelling and pain, walking may be painful and the knee will feel unstable.
Minor tears of the anterior cruciate ligament may heal over time, but a torn ACL requires surgery. After surgery, recovery is prolonged and low impact exercises are recommended to strengthen the joint.
Who in the world wants to go through that?
An ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure.
The ounce of prevention is to strengthen your knees.
Would you like some ideas on strengthening your knees?
Time for a visual.
Strong Knees [DVD]
“Knee pain is not a prerequisite to aging. In fact, almost all knee injuries can be easily prevented and treated. The secret is knowing exactly how to take care of these important joints when they're hurting and to prevent injury while they're healthy. This simple strengthening and stretching routine targets the muscles that protect your knees to avoid undue stress and strain. It also targets painful areas to speed in their healing. Physical therapist Chantal Donnelly created this gentle routine to help you exercise your way to a good knee health.”
See what we mean by an ounce of prevention?
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Knee Pain And Exercise
Knee pain is the most common ailment of the body. Ironically the knee is the most complicated joint; it bears virtually all the body weight while performing straightening, bending, twisting and rotating functions. All these functions increase the risk of knee injury. Whereas the more acute knee injuries like torn ligament and cartilages are more prevalent in sports involving jumping, running and turning.
However these injuries are caused when the knees are overworked. These pains gradually develop over days or weeks and gradually worsen over time. When muscles and tendons are overstretched microscopic tears occur (the prevalent pain is usually as a result of inflammation). Avoid chronic problems by giving the tear time to heal. Knee pain is usually caused by the following:
- When the knees are overworked over a short period of time- this usually occurs when one indulges in very strenuous exercises after a very long exemption.
Usually, the risk of knee injury is higher with age- it can lead to knee osteoarthritis, which is a gradual disintegration of the cartilage.
- Runner's knee-It is usually found in young people and it is a diffuse pain behind the knee cap. The pains usually get worse after activities such as running and climbing.
There are various solutions or ways of preventing knee pain through exercise but they all center on developing the muscles and supporting the knee.
Knee injuries require time to heal; exercises should be done gradually by increasing the count, and should be stopped once you experience any pain. During these exercises the muscle will tear and after the process of healing the muscle becomes bigger and stronger. These exercises help to correct the problems in the knee joint. Here are some of the exercises required to solve and prevent knee injuries and pain:
Knee exercise for runners - by indulging in this form of exercise you will get to muscle groups in the body like the quadriceps and hamstrings.
Leg raises - this is a simple exercise and it can be done at home.
Standing leg raises - this kind of exercise needs support and it is very similar to the leg raises.
Single leg dip - this exercise strengthens the knee and squads. It also requires support on both sides.
Wall squat - this is a simple compound quad exercise for runners. However, the quadriceps strengthening contraction is possibly the safest, easiest and most recommended exercise you can perform to avoid knee pain and injury. You can always do most of these exercise even while watching television especially if you find difficult to fix exercise in to your program. For optimum result, adhere to the recommendations of the experts like the fitness trainers, gym instructors as well as your physical therapist.
It is important to note that the most feasible way of protecting your knee from injury is by developing and strengthening the muscles around the knee.
NAFC Master Level Certified personal trainer Rochelle Gravance knows how to deal with knee pain. She combines her expert knowledge from more than a decade's work developing her clients' health and fitness with the personal experience as a young athlete in recovering from a devastating knee injury to help people lost their knee pain. Escape from the costly and risky path towards knee surgery peddled by the medical establishment. Visit Rochelle's website now at http://losethekneepain.com/ to take back control of your health.
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NOTE: Very important, whenever you are engaging in a new exercise or sport for the first time, please consult with your physician first.
