Conservative therapy

A bandage serves to stabilize and protect the knee and to relieve knee pain. Since stability may be limited after an inner ligament rupture or to prevent the rupture from progressing, a bandage should be worn when the knee is under stress. A bandage is also used after surgical therapy to stabilize and immobilize the knee.

The pressure the bandage exerts on the knee joint promotes blood circulation in the knee, which also supports healing. It is important that the bandage fits well on the knee, otherwise the stabilizing effect of the bandage is not given. More about this:

Knee Bandage

An orthosis is an aid that is used to stabilize, immobilize and relieve pressure in knee joint injuries.

The orthosis can be used during conservative therapy to support the healing process or after an operation to prevent the knee joint from being too heavily loaded after the operation. Orthoses can offer particularly active people the opportunity to move more easily during the healing phase. The orthosis is prescribed by a doctor and then manufactured by an orthopedic technician.

It is also important – as with a knee brace – that the orthosis fits so that stability in the knee is guaranteed. Taping the knee with kinesiotapes in case of inner ligament rupture can also be used to support conservative (non-surgical) or surgical therapy. Here the tape serves to stabilize the knee just like bandages or orthoses. Furthermore, the blood circulation in the knee can be stimulated, so that healing is promoted. It is important that the taping is done according to a correct instruction and that this instruction is followed.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is considered a conservative therapy in the treatment of torn inner ligaments in the knee. Since this ligament is not treated surgically in most cases, physiotherapy is of great importance and can be considered a standard therapy. However, if a torn inner ligament has to be operated on, post-operative rehabilitation is followed by physiotherapy, so that physiotherapy is not only used as a purely stand-alone therapy approach, but also in combination with surgical treatment.

The primary goal of physiotherapy in both cases is to stabilize the knee joint and to positively influence the healing process. As the severity of the inner ligament injury increases, so does the instability in the knee. Therefore, depending on the severity of the torn inner ligament, special attention must be paid to restoring stability.

Training the leg muscles is particularly suitable for this purpose. By strengthening the muscles, the knee joint can be stabilized and ligament guidance can be supported. The aspect of muscle build-up is particularly important if an operation has been performed beforehand and the surrounding leg muscles have atrophied, i.e. receded, due to prolonged immobilization of the knee joint.

To ensure sufficient stability, the muscle apparatus must first be rebuilt through training. In addition, leg muscle training is important from a preventive point of view. Once an inner ligament rupture has occurred, the risk of injury is increased.

For this reason, the muscles should be strengthened in order to be able to absorb and compensate for strains or strong force effects on the knee joint, more precisely on the inner ligament. In addition to muscle building training, physiotherapy includes exercises for movement and coordination. Patients also receive some kind of training to raise awareness of dangerous movements and avoid unfavorable movement patterns.