Martha went skiing and twisted her knee Then she came back t

Martha went skiing, and twisted her knee. Then she came back to her hotel room and soaked in the hot tub. In the morning, she found her knee stiff, swollen and painful to walk on. Explain the process that caused the swelling in her knee and the benefit of that process.

Which arteries are involved in carrying blood to this site?

What changes do you expect in those arteries? Did her time in the hot tub affect the swelling?

If so, what affect did it have and how did it cause this effect?

What should Martha do now?

Solution

Heat caused swelling in her knee as that might have increased the blood flow to the injured part.The benefit of heat is to relax the muscles and help to maintain and restore flexibility of the joint.

The genicular arteries that branch from the popliteal artery are involved in carrying blood to this site.

The arteries would have become injured.Yes the time in her tub did affect the swelling.

The heat could have increased the blood flow to the injured area and this would have resulted in swelling.

Martha should apply ice packs on the swollen knee as this will reduce the inflammation and swelling.Next she could apply heat so that the flexibility of the joints is regained.She can wrap an elastic bandage in case swelling does not reduce and take rest by putting her knee at an elevated level.