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<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\nPatellofemoral syndrome<\/strong>, also known as chondromalacia patellae, consists of inflammation of the articular cartilage between the patella, femur and tibia due to friction between these bones, resulting in wear of the cartilage.<\/p>\n Some of the causes of patellofemoral syndrome <\/strong>may be: <\/p>\n Within the symptoms of the femoropatellar syndrome<\/strong> we find as main the pain<\/strong> produced by the friction of these bones and it is usually focused in the internal part of the knee in actions like going down stairs or slopes and especially when getting up after a prolonged time in sedentary position. Sometimes this pain can radiate to different parts of the knee. <\/p>\n Another symptom presented by patients is joint<\/strong> crackling<\/strong> or crunching<\/strong> coming from the friction and wear of the cartilage, sometimes it is usually annoying and other times it is only felt but does not show any symptomatology.<\/p>\n And finally, they may present joint stiffness<\/strong> and lack of movement<\/strong>, due to atrophy of the quadriceps and inflammation of the articular cartilage itself.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As always we will make a distinction between conservative and advanced treatment<\/strong>, but any of them must be accompanied by a good functional rehabilitation<\/strong> to work the atrophied musculature and thus avoid the friction of the bones against each other.<\/p>\n We would use ultrasound<\/strong>, laser therapy<\/strong> and magnetic therapy<\/strong> in order to reduce edema and inflammation. If we found tension in the vastus quadriceps, iliotibial band or biceps femoris, we would use manual therapy<\/strong> to reduce this tension. If in more severe cases there is a reduction of mobility, we would use kinesitherapy to conserve and increase the range of motion of the joint. <\/p>\n For pain relief we can perform percutaneous neuromodulation<\/strong> at an intensity of 2 HZ in saphenous and\/or geniculate nerves which are those that pick up the sensitivity of the knee. We can also treat if necessary the affected musculature with EPI to relieve tension. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for this pathology the fastest and most effective is to make use of medical therapies<\/strong> that in this case would use an infiltration in order to lower inflammation and then introduce (always with the help of an ultrasound, to make sure to prick in the right place) a hyaluronic acid<\/strong> (hyalone) which aims to create a shock absorbing layer between bones thus avoiding contact between them and wear them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Patellofemoral syndrome Patellofemoral syndrome, also known as chondromalacia patellae, consists of inflammation of the articular cartilage between the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1011],"tags":[1133,1082,1084,1128,1129,1130,1131,1132],"class_list":["post-59699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knee-pain","tag-femoropatellar-syndrome-treatment","tag-patellofemoral-syndrome-causes","tag-operation-femoropatellar-syndrome","tag-sindrome-femoropatelar-running","tag-sindrome-femoropatellar-exercises","tag-sindrome-femoropatellar-physiotherapy","tag-femoropatellar-syndrome-symptoms","tag-femoropatellar-syndrome-recovery-time"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCauses<\/h3>\n
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Grades chondromalacia patella<\/h2>\n
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Physiotherapeutic treatment<\/h2>\n
Conservative treatment<\/h3>\n
Advanced treatment<\/h3>\n