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Ben Simmons injury | Patella subluxation details, timeline & treatment

Ben Simmons injury | Patella subluxation details, timeline & treatment | Dr. Raj, DPT succinctly explains Philadelphia 76ers wing Ben Simmons’ left knee patella subluxation (partial dislocation), treatment options, and potential return timeline For reference, I’m a DPT (Doctor of Physio), sports scientist, researcher, basketball coach, mindfulness enthusiast and owner of 3CB Performance —providing sports medicine, performance, and mindfulness services online and in-person at clinics in West LA and Valencia, CA. Feel free to hit me with questions and/or you can always find me on my website or follow on social media: Website: https://www.3cbperformance.com/ Twitter:   / 3cbperformance   Instagram:   / 3cbperformance   Here’s a table of contents, header (sub headers): 0:00 Intro 0:15 The injury 0:31 Why did it happen? 1:26 Return to play timeline 2:10 Ongoing process 2:19 Outro Outline: Checked himself out of the game vs the Wizards with a non-contact injury; diagnosed as a patellar subluxation Kneecap shifts laterally out of place and then back in Non-contact aspect speaks to some underlying instability Question becomes - what’s causing it? Genetic Ligament laxity Shallow or rotated trochlear groove Muscle weakness or imbalance in that region Excessive tightness of lateral soft tissue which pulls the kneecap that way Movement patterns (especially knee valgus) Treatment can address these factors and some research indicating that patellar taping and stability bracing can help Return timeline Typically, you’ll see conservative treatment for at least 2-3 weeks and if no improvement, then potentially surgery to release the lateral patellar retinaculum or reconstruct the medial patellafemoral ligament which is often too stretched out.