Patellofemoral Pain 102 / 1 Credit

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine the relationship between hip flexibility and patellofemoral pain
2. Evaluate the efficacy of knee strengthening with or without hip strengthening for improving strength and decreasing pain in patients with patellofemoral pain
3. Discuss the possibility of a continuum existing between patellofemoral pain and patellofemoral osteoarthritis
4. Outline the association between ankle dorsiflexion and dynamic knee valgus
5. Summarize the evidence pertaining to the efficacy of manual and physical therapies for the management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Reviews Included:

1. Addressing Hip Mobility in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain +MP3 
2. Combined Hip & Knee Strengthening for Patellofemoral Pain – Systematic Review +MP3
3. Biomechanical Link Between Patellofemoral Pain & Osteoarthritis +MP3
4. Association Between Ankle Dorsiflexion & Dynamic Knee Valgus +MP3  
5. Manual & Physical Therapies for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome – Systematic Review +MP3 

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