{"id":931,"date":"2020-04-24T13:49:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T13:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontheballorthotics.ca\/?p=931"},"modified":"2020-04-24T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T13:49:50","slug":"patellofemoralpainsyndrome-pfps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontheballorthotics.ca\/patellofemoralpainsyndrome-pfps\/","title":{"rendered":"Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Patellofemoral\npain syndrome (PFPS) is pain at the patellofemoral joint. This joint is the\ncontact point between the knee cap (patella) and the upper leg bone (femur).\nThe knee cap (patella) is imbedded into the quadricep muscle, which will be\nimportant to remember when we talk about the cause of pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you\nbend and straighten your knee, the patellofemoral joint is in motion. If there\nis damage to this joint, or the patella is not tracking properly against the\nfemur, pain may develop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because\nstructures in the body are connected to each other, what happens at the feet do\naffect structures up the chain, such as the knee. This is also the case from\nthe top down. What happens at the hips can affect the knees. Both the feet and\nthe hips can be contributing to the knee pain. One may have caused the other,\nbut sometimes it can be hard to determine which one came first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n