Patellofemoral Syndrome Explained

[@luckydogsanctuary]

Just putting more weight on the inner part of my foot when I walk is VERY helpful in getting my kneecap to do what it should. When my knees start to act up, I check my shoes and always find the heels are worn out more on the outer (lateral) edge. That shows me I've forgotten to focus on putting more weight on the medial aspect of my foot/feet. I don't try to put all my weight on the arch area, I just make a conscious effort to press more on the arch side and in a matter of days, my knee pain is gone. I was diagnosed with PFS over 20 years ago. The PT was so annoying so I was very glad when an orthopedic doctor told me this little trick of adjusting my step. Decades later, the same little trick works like a charm. If you are suffering with this condition and you too see that the heels of your shoes wear out more on the outer/lateral part, ask your doctor or PT if this is safe to try a modified step.

[@d1ndark25]

I was recently diagnosed with this and my shoes always wear out the same way as you.

[@swapnamanne2698]

Hi @ Lucky dog sanctuary.... I have been recently diagnosed with this... It's been 4 months, and the pain is still there. Can you please elaborate what all did you do to become normal ( will it ever become normal 😞)Did you take any medication. Please reply. Thanks in advance.

[@d1ndark25]

@@swapnamanne2698 if it makes you feel any better mine is still there. My legs were built in November and December it hit. Been taking it easy since December and my knees still hurt. Oh and my legs are tiny now.

[@luckydogsanctuary]

@@swapnamanne2698 please read above. I added more info to it. I hope it helps =)

[@luckydogsanctuary]

@@swapnamanne2698 BTW I didn't ever take medication for the PFS pain, but if I have bad knee pain I go the the DMSO & Colloidal silver group on FB and see what people are trying for joint pain. I feel like I have avoided surgery on several occasions using those remedies. I can't truly know that of course without having x-rays before and after to prove what is happening. All I can say is that a knee might hurt so badly that I can't take one step and a few hours later it can feel completely normal. If it's a coincidence or a placebo effect, that is fine with me, as long as I can walk =)

[@iddambaeie3462]

This threw out my college volleyball experience out the window.

[@lotusgrl444]

😤😢

[@DevilsAngel]

How is it now ?

[@crackleecrackle162]

My doctor told me I had this when I was in my late teens. 26 now and the pain is too much to get up stairs sometimes. Take care of yourself early kids!!

[@NickKarlin7010]

Herbal Magic Have you fixed this yet? Something I found very helpful was recording myself walking in a straight line. I noticed I developed a cross over gait from a previous injury and fixing my gait (walk) helped get to the heart of the issue

[@crackleecrackle162]

Nick Nasty interesting! I’ll give that a shot, I always felt like there was an oddity in my stride so it’ll help locate the real problem. Thanks for the tip. And no I’m still in daily pain so I had to find work in administrative and leave my love of trades behind. Marijuana also helps at the end of the night for those with pain that keeps them awake!

[@NickKarlin7010]

Herbal Magic I’ve had it for over a year and a half. I’ve been working with a PT and have been walking with a corrected gait for a week and a half now and I can go upstairs and walk without pain

[@NickKarlin7010]

If you end up finding out you have a cross gait you should watch this and the other parts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gniQqX-fZ9JoiMU I know it’s for runners but you can translate to walking I don’t know if part 1 is that great for getting better at walking but part 2 was pretty helpful for me

[@tanleelee268]

I had in 2012 and now, it is still here. 😭 I have no choice but to consider surgery :(

[@trixieklein1177]

This is SO helpful to understand my condition thank you!

[@afrodude4782]

I was diagnosed with this today. I'm 31 and it seems I caught it early. Appreciate the info

[@glitzyx4x852]

I caught it when I was 18. I still hate it so much

[@OmkaR-lg2nt]

Got it now at 25

[@maathlove]

@@OmkaR-lg2nt how long it will take for recover ?

[@graciejo0705]

got it at 17

[@Arypie1121]

I can't find the video for the knee pain exercises.

[@anonymousmeraki4904]

just diagnosed. guess ballet wasn't a great decision after all.

[@DevilsAngel]

How is it now ?

[@jay-on5nd]

@Tristen Hezekiah wow you’re weird, you literally made two accounts for this? How sad 😔

[@lumiao1685]

thanks! this really helps explain exactly where my pain is coming from

[@cyndwichful]

Thank you soooooo much😘 God bless U always!😚

[@jayasmrmore3687]

I’m trying to currently study cycling and this is one disorder that can be caused by it. The nickname for this disease is “cyclist’s knee”. There is just an unbelievable amount of things to learn if you dive deep into higher level bicycling.

[@bigbore400]

couldn't find you video for best 3 patella pain exercises

[@Jen-lc3lp]

me too

[@RaineBaljaks]

Please link us to the video you're referring to that have the suggested three exercises.

[@jenesiselaine3147]

I’m 13 and I’ve had it sence I was 11 ugh it is the worst it hurts to do a lot of thing and after long days I always have to wear knee braces and do monthly pt wear my pt doctor works on it and stuff and I got it from gymnastics but I had to quit once I got it but I still do softball and barks raceing but Pls do not get this u will regret it

[@colindavis7068]

Cant find the 3 best exercise for knee pain video for some reason...help?

[@grojsale]

I was diagnosed with this

[@grojsale]

With a combination of a weak core, legs. I also walk funky so that's another reason.

[@TheDonMagicWon]

check your feet arch position. I have this condition currently receiving physio and have been told it was caused by a low arch on my right foot.

[@owenduck]

Me too, and it is ruining my life.

[@Dr3adKnight]

@@owenduck how are you now after 1 year

[@sahanagowdav2706]

@@owenduck me too

[@pranavgautam96]

2:55 The video you refer to is not there anywhere on your channel. Could you please link it?

[@mayurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

my pain is on the medial side of the left knee, so would you suggest strengthening the medial quad muscles ?

[@RIPgoldfishyL]

I have the same thing so I tape the opposite way

[@anjummulla2056]

I have the same issue. My physiotherapist still saying strengthen VMO. I am not convinced. If VMO is weak shouldn't my pain be on the lateral and not medial knee?

[@send_ferns_1345]

@@anjummulla2056 Just clearing my doubts though !if the medial side hurts it should me because vastus medialis is weak as a result of excessive pull by the IT band .....so the physiotherapist should be correct !? Shouldn't it be tapped on medial side !

[@nishthabhargava378]

@@anjummulla2056 The pain will occur at the site of the friction, and not so much on the site of weakness. So, go with what the doc says

[@alangilchrist3278]

I've been dealing with this for a year.

[@deepaksharma66850]

Sir, is it possible to have both knee Arthroscopy at same time for chondromalacia

[@amritpalsidhu6454]

It make sense now , i feel down back on my glutes , and after some month my knee started hurting , i always tried to figure out that when did i fell on knee . Now i know it maybe becoz of glutes

[@saritacharming2743]

what are the precautions we shud take for dis??

[@Wendyalexita1]

Sarita Charming make sure your feet have an arch, use shoe padding. Be careful when jumping. Just be careful with your knees

[@jasminjimeno1321]

Nice tie-in to SIJ. Would you add importance of glute strength if you update this video? Yes, VMO and ITB are components to PFPS (Although Chris Powers over at USC might argue otherwise). However, lack of gluteal muscle strength also causing relative femoral internal rotation, resulting in relative lateral patellar tracking. It is not solely VMO and ITB.

[@livierichard829]

i was diagnosed with this a few months ago. i did physical therapy for 7 weeks and it helped for a little bit, but the pain came back. i continued with exercises after physical therapy (not as often) to try and maintain strength. even with that, i still have pain. it’s even in both of my knees. i am trying out a knee brace to see if that would work; it works for a bit and immediately when i take the brace off the pain comes back. any suggestions about what to do from here?

[@NickKarlin7010]

livie I don’t know if you still have it but you do you could try recording yourself walking and look for issues, this helped me a lot since I had a cross over gait

[@annapayrazyan6425]

All I know is that some people don’t luck out with PFPS and it becomes chronic and very resistant to treatment. It’s hard to treat and sometimes never goes away for some unlucky people

[@annapayrazyan6425]

I have it too

[@pranavgautam96]

Hey. Did you figure out a way?

[@emyton5685]

I was diagnosed 2 years ago (still in pain) I’m not an athlete. I mean, if you count theatre as a sport than- yaa! Now that im thinking I had to walk on my knees for a whole show aha😀

[@trixie2910]

As another musical theatre performer, with pfps, can tell you it sucks. (I'm also a roller derby player, but that didn't cause it, only made it hurt a lot more haha!!) But dancing is practically impossible for me now, so in reality I might have to quit theatre untill I can find a way to cope with the pain.

[@ChutneyInc.]

Thanks

[@samrmills]

Unable to find "Top 3 exercises for knee pain" mentioned at 2:55. please help

[@jessicaivy9653]

thank you for the informative video! you mentioned recent research finding links between pelvic rotation and pfps (hamstrings vs quad imbalance) can you please give me the names/authors of the articles that discuss this finding. I am performing an inservice on this topic and it would be very helpful!

[@MayLazaro95]

Hello Jessica, did you find it yet? I'm interested in this too

[@skrock91]

I'm confused, the IT band doesn't connect to the patella. It should miss align the tibia laterally and the pressure of the knee cap would then be on the medial surface.

[@haley335]

I went to the doctor like 4 years ago and he said i probably have a rare knee disease but wont be able to know unless they performed a surgery, and if i do have whatever they said i might have, they would then take it out. He also said that the surgery may or may not help. Basically thousands of $ for a 50%-50٪ of helping or not. We think he was just trying to get money. Still dont know what the pain is being caused by.

[@glitzyx4x852]

Honestly I would try and get an mri done. Yes I know it’s expensive but it can help diagnose you.

[@erick4107]

thanks!!

[@emanr05]

Had this for over a year, had to stop my softball career because of it

[@maathlove]

So there is no treatment ?

[@JaylaB13]

Just diagnosed and I have knock knee

[@Wendyalexita1]

I played volleyball which made this worse :( I am hyper flexible which makes it even harder for it to be fixed. Sadly, this runs in my family apparently and I’m barely finding this out.

[@Fijian_Brit24]

Hey Alexa how’s it now

[@mohamedorayith4626]

Why is there friction and pain if there is articular cartilage on both posterior patella and lateral femur condyle?

[@editbazelli843]

Vastus lateralis attracts the patela lateraly wich gets the patela out of the grove

[@A_Acars]

Knee pain vid don’t exist. Can’t find it

[@Random_Facts-f3z]

Can a teenage boy have this too?

[@GrandisArcanum]

Yes

[@SpongebobPlaysMC]

Does having this as a teenager mean that you are still growing? Thanks for the information, great video.

[@editbazelli843]

Growing should not be painful

[@michaelaaron8503]

Yes it should you moron. People get extreme growing pains specially when they had a grocery in their teen. Growing hurts really bad

[@fredhubbard7210]

I don't think so... I'm a 64 yo male serious cyclist and I have it. Growing pains are different. At 6'6"... I had that too. Don't pay attention to morons like Michael Aaron.

[@wolfeadventures]

Doesn’t the current research show the vmo doesn’t need to be isolated, strengthening the entire quad has the same effect?

[@glitzyx4x852]

Yes and no. For some people can’t have it treated by strengthening the entire quad since that’s what caused it.

[@sarahchristopher436]

I’ve been suffering with this condition since high school track team. I’m 54 now. Just diagnosed a few years ago.

[@DevilsAngel]

Did you recover ?

[@jerijenee]

I have suffered with this for as long as I could remember. I was just diagnosed this week. I am in my 30s. URGH!

[@xokizza]

arg iv'e gotta fix this...!

[@bigcoop8442]

i once ate it at marching band practice because of this

[@marklanston7256]

This one time at band camp

[@sahanagowdav2706]

Is it curable sir?

[@bigcoop8442]

sahana v you gotta do stretches for it and it can go away

[@sahanagowdav2706]

@@bigcoop8442 thank you

[@slikisokus]

Dude, the whole vmo theory (or even it's existence as an individual muscle) has been btoadly debunked. More recent approaches focus less on the knee itself but rather on other parts of the kinetic chain (i.e. on the distal end: the ankle joint, achillea tendon length, the arch of the foot, and on the proximal end, the muscle imbalance around the thigh, usually due to glut weakness). PFPS is indeed a common problem for various populations (not just athletes). The exercises shown in the video might even exacerbate the symptoms...

[@slikisokus]

Sure. address?

[@nickthedickair15]

Hi Adam! is it possible to send me the researches too? cause i suffer from patellofemoral syndrome/chondromalacia. Thank you very much!

[@slikisokus]

sure, can you give me an address to send the articles?

[@bikietube]

[e-mail]

[@slikisokus]

sure, can you give me an address to send the articles?

[@JoseOrtiz-qh2je]

I can’t event play basketball I pray something I can find

[@JoseOrtiz-qh2je]

@@VortexMMA_ I totally feel that one last time I played ball and went outside my knee shot with pain because of the cold didn’t even feel like sharp pain . A major ache in the knee

[@JoseOrtiz-qh2je]

@@VortexMMA_ you should look up Kneesovertoes . His channel and Instagram is really good

[@Fijian_Brit24]

Just been diagnosed with this as a 17 year old by overrunning Honestly hope this doesn’t ruin my chances in joining the army had it for 4 weeks now 😔

[@silverfullbuster9177]

Is that the only injuries you have?

[@Gospelprevails]

Hi Doverboy21, were you able to join military? similar circumstance as my friend. I am concerned with it for him. Thanks!

[@that_one_retard9331]

Could this happen in dancers???

[@teresaliu3346]

Me too

[@Fijian_Brit24]

Hope this dosent fuck up my army career meant to be joining this summer 17 year old 😞

[@Beyt_El]

You don’t want to join having this issue. The Army will just make it far worse. They don’t go easy on you when you have medical issues. I know because I’m currently in, been in for 4 years and am now having this same issue. It sucks. You’re forced to do physical training even while broken.

[@georgerose4836]

getting a bit of feedback, nice video though

[@scottiesmalls3480]

It’s pretty painful

[@imfeelingok6967]

:( oof I was diagnosed with this today

[@unodosTRESS]

Im feeling ok How are you? I just got diagnosed last week. Did you start PT? Is it gone?

[@delaneybean3876]

I just got diagnosed today. My knee used to dislocate when I played soccer so I had to get surgery two years ago. I've been fine until my last track meet.

[@jenniferlemus5584]

I have this and I'm only 12

[@Beelzebubby91]

Jennifer Lemus I just got diagnosed with it too I'm 15

[@metanoia7874]

Madden PT I am 37 years playing badminton 5 times a week and my bone below the knee is paining in both my legs if I rest for two or more days the pain subsides and better but if I continue playing the pain worsen... please help

[@ketond3973]

Thanks for this video overview! I'm a physician and avid amateur competitive cyclist....who has suffered from one-side patellofemoral pain. I cured it almost instantly with just a few bike-fit changes, and by correcting my leg-length discrepancy. This can also contribute to low back and hip problems. Most health professionals miss diagnosing a leg-length discrepancy, though it is very common! See my recent video on how I cured my pain. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH7Wk2ajqa95Z6s

[@hawaiianprestigecars8493]

KetoND how did you adress it ?

[@chelseabrotherston7846]

I found out I have Pfs over a year ago and it’s hard being a dancer!

[@Fijian_Brit24]

Hey Chelsea how it now as I’m experiencing the same situation as a sporty person

[@chelseabrotherston7846]

@@Fijian_Brit24 yeah it’s really hard I try to rest and ice when it starts to hurt I don’t have anything else that works for me

[@martineilertzen2226]

This is bull