Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice!
Most of my Knee Patients present with some amount of external rotation of their tibia on their femur. Although there are always multiple factors that play into this, and everyone is different, treating Popliteus is a common part of my treatments. It’s not the only thing I do, but I always pay it some attention.
Here’s a nice piece of research about the Popliteus Ligament!
“Significant increases in external rotation and small but significant increases in internal rotation, varus angulation, and anterior translation motion were found after sectioning the popliteus tendon compared to the intact state.”
“The popliteus tendon has important primary stabilization roles at the knee. The authors also found that an anatomic popliteus tendon reconstruction significantly reduced the increase in external rotation.”
“The popliteus tendon functions essentially as the fifth major ligament of the knee. An anatomic popliteus tendon reconstruction can restore external rotation stability to knees with popliteus tendon injury.”
Enjoy the Video on Where to find the Popliteus Muscle/Ligament.
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