Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) affects up to 25 % of the general population.30 It is the most common overuse injury in runners12 and represents 25 % to 40% of knee complaints in sports medicine clinics.3,10 Despite the high prevalence, this condition is not clearly understood, as evidenced by the many proposed causes and equally abundant number of recommended interventions.26 Because of this general lack of understanding, treatments and subsequent outcomes are highly inconsistent.26 Researchers have explored intrinsic versus extrinsic factors as well as distal versus proximal factors in regard to the etiology and treatment of PFPS; results have been limited or highly inconsistent.1-4,12,13,16,26,30,34,44 For example, impaired vastus medialis obliquus activation gained favor as a main contributor to PFPS; however, this theory lost support, as additional evidence demonstrated conflicting results.23,26,28,44 Patellar position and subsequent patellar taping showed promising early results,1,23,43,44 althoug