I am diagnosed with Patello-Femoral Syndrome.<\/p>\n
Nothing life-threatening, but it does limit my life somewhat.<\/p>\n
I show the classic symptoms of pain in and around the kneecap, pain when climbing stairs and running, discomfort when sitting too long with knees bent, and cracking sound when the knee is bent. PFS is only on my left knee.<\/p>\n
A sign of old age? Well, I was gratified to find that it can occur at any age, particularly among adolescents and young adults, according to HealthCentral.com. Other sources say it commonly occurs in athletes and runners. I am not in any of those catagories, and I did not injure the knee in any way, so why me?<\/p>\n
I read that it can be caused by muscle imbalance in the quadriceps or front thigh muscles. I don’t know if this is true, but my PT told me to do some exercises to strengthen those muscles. It probably wouldn’t hurt to have stronger thighs. All the muscles in my body could use some strengthening for that matter.<\/p>\n
I might also have an anatomic predisposition. A problem with the feet such as fallen arches or forefoot pronation (flat feet) can also cause PFS. Knees that are angular – knock-knee – which I have, also could be a cause.<\/p>\n
I am blogging about this so I can hopefully look back in a few months and blog about my improvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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