and little attention has been paid to treatments particularly aimed at the kneecap (the patellofemoral joint), a major source of knee pain,” explained Dr Michael Callaghan, research associate in ...

Participants 169 male officer cadets volunteered for the study. Intervention 43 subjects were randomly assigned to the intervention group wearing patellofemoral braces during the BMT. Main outcome ...

Some patellofemoral ... to make the support structures more resilient and flexible. Strengthening the quadriceps muscle group also is very important in controlling the knee cap and treating ...

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to reduce patellofemoral pain risk compared with a control/non-exposed group.

Wearing a knee brace to support and stabilize your kneecap may help to alleviate some discomfort ... If small amounts of physical activity do not aggravate your symptoms, you can gradually start to ...

Future studies investigating the effect of knee alignment and the role of quadriceps power (strength) on patellofemoral arthrosis will help to better elucidate this topic. It is possible that our ...