Knee Pain

Biomechanical Faults linked with Patellofemoral Pain in runners

To manage Patellofemoral pain in runners its important to understand the correlation between running biomechanics and its effect on the patellofemoral joint.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), most commonly known as ‘Runner’s knee‘ or anterior knee pain syndrome, is defined as “pain occurring around or behind the patella that is aggravated by at least one activity that loads the patella during weight-bearing on a flexed knee.”