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膝の痛みは年齢とともに増加傾向にあります。体重を支えて立ったり、歩く、走るなどの動作をしたりするうえで膝の関節は重要な役割を担っています。膝に痛みがあると、こうした動作がしにくくなり、運動不足により健康をそこなうことにつながります。また、膝の痛みをかばう事により、他の関節に痛みが出る事もあります。

膝関節の主な機能は、足首と腰に沿って体の曲がり、伸ばし、体重を支えることです。

膝は大腿骨（ふとももの骨）と脛骨（すねの骨）、さらに膝蓋骨（皿の骨）で構成されており、これらの骨が靭帯や筋肉、さらに関節のふくろなどの組織で覆われて、関節として働いています。大腿骨と脛骨の接触部分は軟骨で覆われ、その隙間には半月板があり、ひざへの負担を減らす役割をしています。

膝の痛みには、様々な原因があります。

膝の痛みの原因は靭帯や半月板の損傷、変形性膝関節症などが挙げられると思います。

日常生活で、膝の痛みの原因で非常に多いのが、膝蓋腱炎による痛みです。

膝蓋腱炎は、膝蓋骨を脛骨に接続している腱の損傷です。 膝蓋腱は、太ももの前部の筋肉と連動して膝を伸ばし、蹴ったり、走ったり、ジャンプしたりできるようにします。

膝蓋腱炎は、ジャンパー膝とも呼ばれ、バスケットボールやバレーボールなど、頻繁にジャンプするスポーツを行う人が一般的になりやすいです。 ただし、スポーツをしていない人でも、膝蓋腱炎になることがあります。

痛みは膝蓋腱炎の最初の症状で、通常痛みは膝蓋骨と腱が脛骨に付着する場所の間(膝のお皿の少し下辺り)に出ます。

最初は、激しい運動の直後にのみ膝に痛みを感じることがあります。 時間が経つにつれ、痛みが悪化し、最終的には、痛みは階段の上りや椅子からの立ち上がりなどの日常の動きを妨げます。

膝蓋腱炎は、膝蓋腱に繰り返しストレスがかかることにより引き起こされる一般的な酷使傷害です。 ストレスは腱に小さな傷をもたらし、体はそれを修復しようとします。しかし、腱へのストレスや腱への傷が増えるにつれて、炎症による痛みと腱の衰弱を引き起こします。

膝蓋腱炎の非常に効果的な治療法は衝撃波治療です。衝撃波療法は、体外から痛みのある患部に対し衝撃波を照射して、筋骨格の痛みの緩和に役立つ新しい治療法です。衝撃波を照射する事で体内のコラーゲン代謝を促進させて、血液循環を高める事で骨、腱の損傷した組織の再生および修復プロセスを促進します。症状によって異なりますが、膝蓋腱に対して照射する事で、4〜6回程治療を行う事で炎症もかなり改善されていきます。

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Pain Management

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Pain Management & Treatment

Non-invasive, Non-pharmacological Pain Management, Treatment for Radiculopathies (Nerve pain), Decreases Disease, Illness, Pains & Aches

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Effective Non-pharmacological way to alleviate pain from Sciatica. When something injures or puts pressure on the sciatic nerve, it can cause pain in the lower back that spreads to the hip, buttocks, and leg.

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Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine is now available @ MD International Medical Centre. Make a Vaccination or Booster Appointment at Tel: 6694 1661. Learn more about Sinopharm here.

Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccine has now been approved for use by private clinics in Singapore against the COVID-19 virus under the Special Access Route. It is the first China-made vaccine to be approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

To date, more than a billion doses of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV have been administered. The vaccine has also been approved for use in over 50 countries around the world.

Inactivated vaccines are a tried-and-tested form of vaccine technology which is used in other well-established vaccines, such as the Flu and Hepatitis B vaccines.

If you would like to receive the Sinopharm vaccine or booster, please make your appointment at MD Int'l Medical Centre at Tel: 6694 1661.

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Ministry of Health Recommendation :

• For persons who have already completed their Primary series with mRNA vaccines and are recommended to get a booster, but are unable to take another dose of mRNA vaccines for medical reasons, they may boost using one dose of Sinopharm vaccine. The booster should be taken six months after mRNA dose 2 (M-M-S).

• For persons who are unable to take the the 2nd dose of mRNA vaccines for medical reasons, they may complete their vaccination with the Sinopharm vaccine. 2 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine is recommended to complete the Primary series. The 2nd Sinopharm dose  should be taken 28 days after the 1st Sinopharm dose (M-S-S).

For recovered persons who had not completed a primary series before infection:

• For persons who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection but received 1 dose or none of COVID-19 vaccination prior, they may receive 2 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine (28 days interval between doses), 3 months after the date of infection to complete a primary vaccination series (Recovered-S-S or S-Recovered-S-S or M-Recovered-S-S).

• For persons who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection and had received 2 doses of Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines prior, they may receive 1 dose of Sinopharm after 3 months from the date of infection to complete a primary vaccination series (S-S-Recovered-S).
  

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Medical Services available :

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* Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine / Booster

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Make your appointment at Tel: 6694 1661.

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Tel : 65-6694-1661  Fax : 65-6694 1771

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Please contact us at Tel: 6694 1661 to make an appointment.

Please make an appointment for the following at Tel: 6694 1661:

* Minor Surgical Procedure

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* Pre-Departure PCR Swab Test / Serology Testing

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OUR MEDICAL TEAM

Dr Don Lau – Medical Director

MBBS (Monash), B Med Sc (Hons) (Monash), Dip Pract Derm (Wales, UK)

Fujiwara Takanori

The Chiropractic Association Singapore, Japan Chiropractic Register, American Chiropractic Association, California Chiropractic Association

Physiotherapy-trained NBCE The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

YAMAGATA Chihiro 山懸千尋

Registered Psychologist

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