Knee Injuries

Hi,

I'm probably off line but here could be the reason. Within the knee there is the synovial membrane, this consists of things such as the synovial fluid and the cartilage. Now, in badminton there is a great demand on the body and foot, especialy on the knee as during long rallies and long lunges. This, in turn, can slowly wear away the cartilage found on the bone and therefore, u get a small hole where the two bones meet and rub to cause friction. This can cause serious pain. Also, you could mess up the synovial fluid found inside. The main tendon in the knee which creates this flextion at the knee take a huge pounding. There is a tremendous amount of flexation during rallies and this stretches and relaxes this tendon, like an elastic band. Sooner of later though, this 'band' is going to snap.

Why is it the right knee?- Simple, most players are right handed, and therefore with lunges the right leg goes out and when streching for a shot, it is the right leg (racquet leg) that take the thud of the lunge, the left leg (non-racquet leg) is simply trailing.

The cure?- Someone buys some bloody sprung wooden floors!

Hope This Helps
Matt

 

LOL

So that's why all the world class badminton stadiums all use flexipave or synthetic rubber flooring - so the best players can look after their knees?

Shame we mere mortals get to play on wooden flooring - great for ice skating!

 

i notice too that the yonex shoes where a lot of players play with are very low for the quickness of movement. but on landing your have the full weight on your knee then :s If yonex or forza or ... find something to make that beter the injures at the knee with lower I THINK

 

I have hurt my knee and I think it may be because of badminton. I'm not the sportiest person ever but I play badminton once a week.

I hadn't done any sport in quite a long time and I played badminton straight for about an hour and a half without any breaks. I now have an injury to my right knee and it doesn't seem to be getting any better after 2 weeks. I've put a support on it but it doesn't help.
It hurts when I bend my leg and it seems to click a lot. It also hurts if I put any pressure on it- especially at the bottom of the knee on the right side.

Do you think it was the badminton?

 

You should see a sport medicine specialist ASAP. If your knee doesn't lock up or catches, you should be fine for now.

 

Okay, I will do that then. It has been really painful for me.

 

If you are uncertain, you may consider a private MRI scan by an extremity MRI system. The scan should cover your knee fully extended as well as bended.

 

u better go to a doctor really quickly.. after what happened to my shoulder, clicky sounds make me paranoid

 

Sure thing, I shall do that..

Thanks for the advice guys.

 

Or worst he may damaged his articular cartilage.

Hopefully, more advance cell-based therapy will be available in 5 years' time. Current repair techniques leave much to be desired.

 

For your general reference: http://www.arthroscopy.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartilage and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_Cartilage_Replacement_Therapy The most advanced cell-based technique currently available cost USD 35,000 and time from operation to high-impact sport is around one and a half year. Yikkesss

 

Ughh I've been having knees problem too; but ironically, it's my left knee that hurts ( I'm right-handed btw).

Maybe it's from running laps around the track? I mean, I usually run counter-clockwise, so maybe I put too much pressure on my left leg when I'm turning? . . . hmm this is so weird! I've never had a sports related injury before, but my knee's been hurting for a month now. It hurts whenever I walk, and it hurts even more when I walk up and down the stairs.

Well I guess I can understand if it was my right knees that's hurting, but my left knee? I'm so confused!

 

You should see a sports medicine specialist right away. We have the same problem: right hander with left knee problem.

 

same here, right hander with left knee problems. I am gonna try a knee strap on that left knee.

 

I gotten alot of trouble with my knees. Dislocated my left knee playing singles a few years ago but was lucky not too much damage done. Unfortunately my right knee isn't so lucky :crying:

I broke a bone in it when I was younger and my doc told me it would never recover fully so I have to wear a knee support when ever I play. I play about 12-15 hrs a week at the moment and my knee really feels the impact of that when i get up in the morning.

 

My kness are shot a mix of badminton, rugby and skiing havent helped. Tackling a flight of stairs can be a right pain at times but I am far from giving up (except on the rugby). A knee brace helps as do anti inflammatories but I would guess pro's dont have the luxury of being able to pop pills when its bad due to anti doping rules.

 

I know this doesn't sound very macho, but one session a week of Yoga coupled with a couple of 20 minute home yoga sessions helped sort out my knee problems to the point where I hardly felt anything (losing 2 stone probably helped as well!)

If you can bring yourself to do it then I would thoroughly recommend a bit of yoga to soothe the joints!

 

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1127149

Here's a nice article about preventative measures to take to help protect your knees from injury.