Knee pain

Anterior Knee pain is a common cause of pain around the knee cap. Unusual stresses are put on the under-surface of the knee cap which can cause poor tracking with resultant pain just, like a train rides on a train track it is as if the train has been pulled slightly off track. This can lead to abnormal wear

Anterior knee pain is the most common running injury and can be caused by numerous factors:

• Tightness muscles such as the calf muscles
• Weakness or poor co-ordination in muscles that should help maintain normal patella tracking.
• Altered hip, knee or foot posture.
• Unsuitable footwear
• Increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of running/walking

Physiotherapy treatment includes stretches for the Calf muscles, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Hip flexors, Hip rotators and Ilio Tibial band. In addition training techniques as well as a biomechanical assessment will help to improve and prevent this problem.

Suitable footwear for your foot-type is fundamental.