Interventions Recommended
this intervention is both hated and loved by all of our patients. Also number 1 recommended intervention by the CPG PFP.
What is Hip and Knee strengthening exercises.
Intervention that reduces pain by limiting unwanted movement and pressure on the injured area
What is Bracing (brace, sleeve, straps)
The distal pole or medial pole of this bone causes discomfort in patellofemoral pain
Which is best for PFP? NWB or WB exercises?
What is Both are important
optimal dosage is currently unclear, in part due to inadequate exercise reporting in the literature. Further research is needed to understand which dosage parameters are associated with better pain, function, and quality-of-life outcomes.
These interventions are used with hip strength Performance Deficits
What is posterolateral hip strengthening exercises.
Give Examples of NWB and WB?
Intervention that discussed with patient that motion does not always mean pain (kinesiophobia)
What is Patient Education
Intervention that uses soundwaves in targeted tissues to promote pain relief and reduce inflammation.
What is ultrasound
True or False, Cartilage has nerves?
What is False.
This Test is used to determine tightness of lateral retinaculum for PFPS
What is Patellar Tilt Test
Interventions consisting of multiple sessions of cuing to adopt a forefoot-strike pattern (for rearfoot-strike runners), cuing to increase running cadence, or cuing to reduce peak hip adduction while running for runners with PFP
What is Gait Training
Intervention to stabilize patella, Temporary Relief with short term benefits.
What is McConnell Taping, KT taping
Intervention that uses electrical currents used to stimulate nerves and muscles.
What is TENS/ESTIM
soft tissue structures thought to get compressed during PFP.
What is Synovium, Retinaculum, sub chondral bone
This neuromuscular deficit, often seen in closed chain activities, manifests as medial knee drift due to poor eccentric control.
What is control of the hip abductors and external rotators. (glut Maximus, 6 deep rotators of the hip)
These interventions you can use with Overuse injury or overloaded section of patellofemoral joint
What is Taping, Activity Modification with Patient Education
Intervention used to help overpronators. Only use for the first 6 weeks.
What is Foot orthoses
Intervention used to treat muscle pain and movement imparements.
What is dry Needling.
While Emphasis on this muscle has been the core of past PFP protocols, more recent Research suggests that weakness is not selective and it effects the entire group of muscles.
What is the VMO
According to EMG studies, this phase of movement consistently shows the most abnormal muscle recruitment in PFP patients — making it the goldmine of dysfunction
What is Single Leg stance
These interventions are used for anterior thigh weakness that help with patellar tracking.
what is quadricep strengthening exercises
give examples of WB and NWB exercsises?
Intervention to be only beneficial as long as used with Exercise.
Involves skilled movements and techniques performed by the therapist's hands to manipulate soft tissues and joints, aiming to improve Motion.
What is Manual Therapy (mobilization, MET, MFR)
Intervention involves using sensors to monitor physiological responses and then providing that information to the patient, often through visual or auditory cues
What is biofeedback
When the hip abductors and external rotators fail, this pathological pattern causes the patella to shift and wobble while the tibiofemoral joint veers medial.
What is Dynamic Valgus
Closed kinetic chain exercises are preferred in PFP rehab because they reduce this specific biomechanical load compared to open chain exercises.
What is Anterior Shearing forces of patellofemoral joint.
Intervention used for Hypomobility issues with PFP patients
MFR to retinaculum/soft tissue mobilization, muscle stretching
Give examples of muscles to stretch?