Is your knee pain Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?
Do you have knee pain when squatting?
Do you feel like your knees are not tracking correctly?
Have you recently hit or fallen on your kneecap?
Do you have knee pain?
If you answered yes to any of these, your local Edgewater Chiropractor is here to help
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFP) is a condition whereby there is pain in the front of the knee and around the kneecap. The two most common causes of this is overuse of the knee joint and trauma to the kneecap.
Symptoms of this can range from uncomfortable to very painful but most commonly felt as a dull ache in the front of the knee, either one or both knees and this worsens with activity.
Other symptoms can include;
Pain when exercising.
Pain when bending the knee - stairs, jumping, squatting.
Pain after sitting for long periods of time - working or sitting watching tv.
Cracking or popping sounds when walking up stairs or after sitting for a long period of time.
Homecare would be to start strengthening the area. A few of our favourite exercises you should start with include;
VMO activation
Glute bridge
Clams
Book online here if you are wanting a knee assessment and treatment
A quick test I like to do when people tell me they have frontal knee pain (to help with diagnosing) that you can do at home is;
Wall squat for 45 seconds.
1) Does the knee pain persist? This is another knee pathology.
2) Does the knee pain go away? If this is you, it may be likely you have PFP Syndrome. Come in and get a thorough knee examination by our Form Chiropractors and improve the biomechanics and motor patterns on the knee and lower limb.
Hope to see you soon!
Get in contact
Call or text us at 0497 358 214
Email us at formchiro@gmail.com
Or visit is at Suite 13, 1 The Gateway, Edgewater 6027
