Knee Pain Running Is The Most Common Running Injury Runners knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella whatever you wish to call it… The fact is knee pain running is an extremely common complaint. Knee pain from running is the most common running injury there is suggested to account for approximately 20% of all running injuries…. Read More >
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Creaky Knees Is Medically Known As Audible Crepitus Almost daily in our Randwick and Sydney CBD physio practices I would have patients coming to me expressing concern around having noticed they have creaky knees. Frequently, these patients will be complaining that their knees are making sounds when performing squatting or bending movements, or when going… Read More >
Diagnosing Runner’s Knee An X-ray can be used to assess bony changes and signs of malalignment, where as an MRI when compared to other radiological investigations is very good at visualizing cartilage changes. The use of an MRI investigation in the diagnosis of runner’s knee, specifically regrading the grading of severity can be beneficial. However… Read More >
Chondromalacia Patella, The Basics Chondromalacia patella, also referred to as patellofemoral syndrome, or runners knee is the most common cause of persistent knee pain. With chondromalacia patella pain the discomfort is typically aggravated by activity, or prolonged sitting with the knees bent (such as sitting at the movies, or whilst on a long haul flight)…. Read More >