Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Patellofemoral stress syndrome is often called runner's knee or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recently, a young athletic male patient came in and was treated for “patellofemoral syndrome” for 6 months with ...

"Patellofemoral syndrome" is a term used to describe a collection of symptoms affecting the knee. Most often it is related to pain in the front of the knee around the patella, or kneecap, and it is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A systematic review showed foot orthoses improved knee function and sport and recreation function but had no ...

Q: I was diagnosed with patellofemoral syndrome (PFS) last Fall. Physical therapy gave me some exercises to do (leg press, leg adduct/abduct, and leg curls.) I've also been consistently doing calf ...

1 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe ...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is quite common in young people, particularly adolescent girls. It is one of the most common knee problems in female adolescent athletes. 1 Patients are more prone to it ...

The patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a condition characterized typically by anterior knee pain. It is difficult to define it precisely, but it is more commonly seen in runners, jumpers and ...

Patellofemoral syndrome is the term used to describe pain on and around the patella or kneecap. A common cause is damage to the surface underneath the kneecap. It can be started by an impact or it ...