Effectiveness of patellar mobilization in patellofemoral pain syndrome

Abstract

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common cause of knee pain, resulting from different pathologic issues in the knee such as Osgood-Schlatter, patella synovitis, patellar instability, and chondromalacia. Diagnosis requires subjective and objective examinations, sometimes requiring imaging for diagnosis. Common symptoms of PFPS are pain beneath or sides the patella and deep pain below the kneecap. This pain and dysfunction is caused by excessive load or prolonged repetitive in the patellofemoral joint or due to decreased strength in of hip abductors. This report will focus on patellofemoral stability and mobility, which involves active and static stabilizers that control movement of the patella within the trochlea groove, known as patellar tracking and the effectiveness of patellar mobilization on this condition.