What is patellofemoral pain syndrome?

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a fancy word for pain around the kneecap. Although we’re not 100% sure about the mechanisms of pain we do have a few classification categories to help us get effective treatment.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome with mobility deficits: You can be either really stiff around the knee or too mobile in the foot.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome with muscle power deficits: You can have some quad and glute weakness .

Patellofemoral pain syndrome with overuse and overload disorder: You could just be training too hard causing knee pain.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome with movement coordination deficits: You could be doing some movements wrong causing the pain.

Once we can come up with the appropriate classification then we can figure out how to treat it best.