CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Patellofemoral pain
Twenty-four point two What is patellofemoral pain?
Twenty-four point four Clinical approach
Twenty-four point five Treatment
Twenty-four point seven Patellofemoral osteoarthritis
Twenty-four point nine Less common causes of anterior knee pain
Twenty-four point two WHAT IS PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN?
Do people with patellofemoral pain have altered peripheral and central pain mechanisms?
Clinical signs that may suggest facilitated central pain mechanisms
Twenty-four point four CLINICAL APPROACH
Twenty-four point five Treatment
Strengthening/endurance building for lower limb and trunk muscles
Knee-targeted exercise therapy strategies
Hip-targeted exercise therapy strategies
Twenty-four point six. Considerations for the Adolescent with Patellofemoral Pain
Twenty-four point seven. Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis
Twenty-four point eight. Patellofemoral Instability
Secondary patellofemoral instability
Twenty-four point nine. Less Common Causes of Anterior Knee Pain
Twenty-five point two Clinical approach
Twenty-five point four Less common causes of anterior knee pain
Twenty-five point one PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY
Risk factors for patellar tendinopathy
Twenty-five point three MANAGEMENT
Monitoring tendinopathy to support clinical decision making
Relative load reduction: activity modification
BOX 25.2 Progressive loading of the patellar tendon
A four-stage progressive tendon-loading protocol
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Soft-tissue therapy, cryotherapy, pharmacotherapy and taping
Sudden, acute patellar tendon pain
Twenty-five point four LESS COMMON CAUSES OF ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN
Fat pad irritation/impingement
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson lesion