👩💻Technically called as Patellofemoral pains/Anterior knee pain /patellofemoral pain syndrome
🦵🏻Common knee condition – Pain on top of the knee cap (patella) or front of the knee joint
👧Age- Adoloscents or adults females are twice as affected as men.
🦵🏻Knee joint is made of knee cap, tibia, fibula as shown in the picture. The knee cap joint is called patellofemoral joint.
🤔Causes – it is an over use condition.
- Injury/trauma
- Overuse, kneeling, running, jumping
- Weight gain
- Changes in activity ( more or less)
❤️🩹Symptoms– Pain = dull ache and comes on activities or prolonged static position
- Sitting for too long,
- Going up and down the stairs
- Kneeling ,Squats, lunges etc
❌Investigation –
- X-ray will only show any changes in bone and joint , not a soft tissue problem- so not recommended
- Physical assessment by physiotherapist/healthcare professionals
🚴♀️Treatment –
😬Relative rest- if pain is acute and worsening then modify daily activities and pace them.
🧊Ice packs 10-15 mins 2-3/day if there is swelling around the knee.
💊Ibuprofen gel 2-3/day every 3-4 hours , if suitable.
🧎♀️If the muscles around the knee are tight, stretch them.
🏋️♀️The best exercise is to improve this condition is to strengthen and load the muscles and tendons around the knee joint
⏳Recovery time can take 2-3 months depending on the physical factors and activities.
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