Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

About Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Knee pain comes in many varieties, since your knee is the largest and most complex joint in your body. Patellofemoral pain syndrome usually appears in the front of your knee, around your kneecap. It makes bending your knee painful, which limits your mobility. Call the knee experts at the Spine & Rehab Group, with offices in New York City and across northern New Jersey to get the pain relief you want and the healing you need.

What Is Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?
Patellofemoral pain syndrome affects the front part of your knee, including the area surrounding the kneecap. One in four cases of knee injury are diagnosed as runner’s knee or jumper’s knee, another name for patellofemoral pain syndrome. Adolescent girls and women younger than 60 are twice as likely as men to end up with this type of sports injury.

Patellofemoral pain requires a thorough examination by an experienced knee specialist like Dr. Amr Hosny at the Spine & Rehab Group. With eight locations in Bergen County, Union County and Morris County, NJ and in Manhattan, NYC, you can find a knee specialist near you. Get the right diagnosis so you can get the best treatment for patellofemoral pain syndrome.

What Causes Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome?
When you bend or straighten your knees, the kneecap moves up and down in a groove that’s located in your femur or thigh bone. When the muscles in your buttocks and thighs are weak or stiff, this movement takes more effort. Over time, you may develop knee pain every time you bend or straighten your knees because the kneecaps aren’t properly tracking in the groove.

If you don’t have the condition treated in a timely manner, your knee pain increases, and you may be doing more damage to the joint. While there are many factors that influence whether you develop patellofemoral pain syndrome, some of the more common ways you can end up with damaged knees include:

• Overuse. Running, squatting, climbing stairs and jumping are activities that put repeated stress on your knees. When you overdo exercises like increasing the sets, running longer distances or running more often in a week, you increase the repetitive stress, which in time can create ideal conditions for patellofemoral pain syndrome.
• Patella alta. This is a condition in which your kneecap rides higher than the groove in your thigh bone, causing misalignment problems.
• Patella baja. When your kneecap slides lower than normal, it causes misalignment within the thigh bone groove.
• Trauma. If you’re in a car accident, have a bad fall or get a direct hit on your knees, the force of the blow may cause fractures or dislocation of your kneecap.
• A previous surgery for an ACL tear. This type of surgery requires grafting a patellar tendon, which can increase your risk for patellofemoral pain.
• Muscle or tendon tightness. If you have tight hamstrings or a rigid Achilles tendon, you may experience knee pain.
• Rheumatoid arthritis. This type of arthritis causes stiffness and pain in your knee joints.
• Improper form. If you don’t use the equipment in your gym correctly, you can end up with knee pain and other physical damage.
• Inappropriate footwear. Not wearing the type of footwear that provides adequate shock absorption can damage your knees.
• Choosing rough terrain. Running or jogging over uneven ground presents the possibility of a knee or ankle injury.

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