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Question - Recovery (patella femoral syndrome) 
Is it really possible to recover from painful PFS?? and, if so, can I really run again and play tennis? and is biking bad for PFS?

Have had this for ...

Bilateral Patella Femoral Syndrome for 6 months with no end in sight when do you consider surgery?  
I hiked every day (worked as a park ranger) this summer and developed very severe patella femoral syndrome. I have a high pain threshold(I pushed through ...

Question - Plica Syndrome 
Three years ago I hyperextended my knee. I was a competitive gymnast and played soccer for my school, but have had to stop both because of my knee. Because ...

Loss of strength in right quad 
I am 35 yrs old and had a bilateral lateral release with lots of arthritis clean up on my patellas and femur 7 weeks ago. I have been doing therapy to ...

Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome  
i got diagnosed with it about a month ago but i've had the pain for a little over a year. the pain is still constant. how long will it be until the pain ...

patella knee syndrome (surgery or not) 
My doctor said I am probably looking at a lateral release procedure for my knee problem. He said it isn't urgent and to think about it. What if I don'...

Question - Patella dislocation 
My son is an active 15 yr old soccer player (year round) w/ large boned & musclar legs who has grown about 4 inches since July and is very flat footed ...

my left knee popped out of place 
in the first quarter after 3:02 my knee popped out of place. when i jumped then i was on the floor what should i do?

Swelling without pain? 
Hi. I have patella femoral syndrome, which I've mostly controlled with exercise. But for the past few days, I've noticed considerably more pain, and ...

chondromalacia swelling problem 
My 15 yr old son was diagnosed with chondromalacia in both knees a yr ago. He is a competitive swimmer. He did physical therapy to strengthen quads and ...

Patella Femoral (options after lateral release) 
I have already had a lateral release for my patella femoral and the pain is actually worse...my knee also gives out for no apparent reason. What's my next ...

Question - Surgery? (patella femoral syndrome) 
My son has Patella Syndrome and is always in pain. Does he need surgery to fix this problem.

Question - Lateral Relaese (long recovery) 
I had a lateral release on my left knee on the 22nd of July this year. To date i can not fully extend my knee nor can i bend it fully. I have been to physio ...

Patella Femoral Solutions 
I have no question - I just wanted to say a big "THANK YOU" for your new e-book addition on this subject. I will be adding several of these exercises to ...

Question - Knee (patella femoral syndrome) 
I am 17 years old. I have cerebral palsy and I also have dealt with patella femoral syndrome for the past year and a half. I have had euflexa injections,...

Question - Lateral Release (grade IV chondromalacia) 
I had surgery for Class IV Chondromalacia and a lateral release 7 weeks ago and still have limited movement and swelling. I have started having a hot ...

no possible fix for petellar femoral syndrome 
I saw a specialist a couple of months ago regarding my knee... it has been bugging me for several years now and I wanted to know if there was anything ...

Question - Arthroscopic Lateral Release (pain after surgery) 
My son is 15 years old. He is an avid baseball player and has played some basketball and football. This past summer he started having trouble with his ...

Question - Knee Pain Sharp (going down inclines) 
I only get this sharp knee pain when returning down the steep portions of an incline that I have hiked up (around 1-2 miles) I never get it when doing ...

my son's knee (trochlea dysplasia and recurrent dislocations) 
My son dislocated his left knee 6 years ago at the age of 11. Was in a cast for 6 weeks then did some physio. In the course of these past six years it ...

PFS and hockey (continuing to play) 
Today i was diagnosed with Patella femoral syndrome. I came to this website when i came home to find out more about my knee injury, and i matched almost ...

Question - PF Syndrome (correcting lateral tilt) 
I read your article on 4 vs. 22. If the patella is tilted laterally, what hip exercises should be done in order to help bring the patella in medially?...

Steroid shots for PFS 
I am 44 yrs old and my doctor said I had PFS. He recommended Glucosamine and Chrondroitin, dietary suppliments. He told me to do a few exercises and ...

patella femoral syndrome/lateral release surgery 
ok so your website has really helped other people know what i'm going through and its now good to know what surgery and stuff i'll be getting. i'm pretty ...

lateral release surgery 
I'm having this surgery done in 3 weeks. The surgeon plans on doing both knees 2 weeks apart.Do you see any complications in doing this that close and ...

Question - Patella Dislocation (when to start motion) 
I am a physiotherapist seeing an acute patellar dislocation...my client was seen only by an ER doc and given no instructions for recovery....he's in a ...

Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome (surgery on both knees?) 
what would they do if i have it in both knees? could they operate on both knees at the same time?

Question - pfs patella femoral syndrome (after knee replacement)  
I had a knee replacement and now my kneecap keeps moving around causing a lot of pain and cracking and popping my pt says it is patella femoral syndrome ...

Lateral Release Physical Therapy (what should be done) 
I just had a lateral release 5 days ago. My doctor recommended a particular facility for my PT, however, my insurance didn't cover this location. Instead ...

Lateral Release...What's Next? 
I received a Lateral Release in my right knee in June 2007. (Also had the back of kneecap smoothed out) I went through and did the physical therapy and ...

Knock Knees, Patella Femoral Syndrome and Bilateral Release Surgery!! 
I am a 36 y/o female. I am knock kneed and 4 years ago was told I have patella-femoral syndrome. I have never injured my knees, and I have never been ...

Question - Lateral Tilt (knee pain with marathon runner) 
On an x-ray of my knees in the sitting position, I have lateral tilt on both knees. I am a marathon runner (formerly at the moment) and never suffered ...

Lateral Release Surgery - do I or don't I? 
I am scheduled to have lateral release surgery and possible chondroplasty next week and now I am having second thoughts after all of the bad outcomes I ...

Question - Lateral Release (what to expect) 
I am having a lateral release in about a week in a half. This isn't my first knee surgery. My first surgery was decided as unnecessary by my new doctor....

Question - Knee Problems (multiple patella dislocations) 
Hi My name is Thomas.

I dislocated my right knee. I had an MRI and it said the chondral surfaces in the lateral compartment and patellofemoral compartment ...

Question - Lateral Release (recovery timeline, goals) 
How long generally would you say your rehab with physio will take. Is there a particular time span set for this? And what about goals, each week that you ...

Lateral Release on Left Knee 
Two months ago I had a lateral release on my left knee. I have been going to P.T. 3x a week. But it seems like it is not getting any better. I walked around ...

Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome (hip exercises / taping) 
I've been having acute exacerbations of effusion with my knee(s) over the past 10 months due to PFS. I saw a physio for several months with more set-backs ...

Swimming Breaststroke After Lateral Release 
My 17 year old daughter had surgery in mid-February to remove plica and during surgery her doctor preformed a lateral release to her left knee (no right ...

Question - Lateral Release Procedure 
This surgery has been recommended for my husband who has arthritis in his knees--and also lateral riding patella.

A knee replacement has been presented ...

Question - Patellar Chondromalacia (exercise program review) 
I have just been recently diagnosed with patellar chondromalacia. According to my sport doctor, my vastus medialis muscle does not fire properly (the ...

Question - Lateral Release (patellar condroplasty) 
I am having a lateral release next month and have to have the bone behind my knee smoothed out due to multiple chipping. How bad is the recovery and me ...

Question - Pain on Patella (10 months after lateral release) 
I had a lateral release surgery 10 months ago and still have pain. I play soccer and have resumed this sport after rehab. The pain is not a problem when ...

Question - Lateral Retinacular Release (pain after surgery) 
How long will this last, the pain after surgery has been done? I am at three weeks today. I am getting tired of the pain I go through, EVERY SECOND OF ...

Question - Dislocted knee (chronic patella dislocation) 
I have disloctated both my knees (patella) several times. I have been through physical therapy twice and just recently dislocated my left knee. An orthopedic ...

Question - Lateral Release (after ACL reconstruction) 
I had an ACL reconstruction on Jan 31,2008 and after 4 weeks my knee cap dislocated. On March 31, 2008 the surgeon did a lateral release on the same knee ...

When is it time to consider surgery (patella-femoral)? 
I've been doing physiotherapy for my patella femoral injury for about 10 weeks now, and I haven't been making any progress in the last few weeks. The last ...

Clicking in the knee (after lateral release) 
Hello I have had the lateral release surgery done. And I had my knee cap cleaned out. I had crunching sound when I used to bend my knee. I wanted to know ...

Queston - Lateral Release Surgery Recovery (running) 
I am going to have the lateral release surgery in July and i was wondering how long after i can run? My legs are very strong already because I have done ...

Question - Subluxing Patella (Dislocated Kneecap) 
My daughter suffers from this and she is in college track she has been in rehab for a year and still no luck on recovery. What is our next step and who ...

Question - Lateral Release (therapy before surgery) 
What type of conservative therapy do you recommend before having lateral release surgery?

Question - Dislocated Patella 
I have been in a leg brace for 3 weeks, I have recently taken it off but due back at the hospital on Monday. My knee aches alot and is tender. Is this ...

Question - Patellar Femoral Syndrome (hip exercises) 
I am a 40 year old woman who has developed patellar femoral syndrome. I had been very active and worked out diligently with weights 4to5 days / week ...

Question - Patellofemoral pain (13 year old track/baseball athlete) 
My son is 13 years old,and he is a great runner.Recently he was diagnosed with patellafemoral pain.He is currently going through therapy for it. He has ...

Return to mounatin biking after chrodroplasty of the patella and femoral trochlear groove 
Thank You for this opportunity, and I hope you can help.
I had some surgery on my right knee and right ankle 3 weeks ago. Synovectomy including resection ...

Question - Knee (pain around patella) 
I play soccer A LOT....of course I am right handed therefore my right leg is my strongest. I have had some knee pain this past year and it is steadily ...

Question - Lateral Release (recovery time) 
Yesterday i had a lateral release on my right knee. I have 3 incisions on the knee and i didn't get to discuss with the doctor how long i will be out of ...

Immobilization For Patella Femoral Syndrome? 
What are your thoughts of immobilizing the knee for 4-6 weeks with patella femoral syndrome or subluxing patella?

My daughter is an 11 year old gymnast ...

Question - Knee (hip strengthening) 
Ok, read your article ; Now how do I improve hip strength and control over femur?

Glen

Answer - Bart @ SII

Great question Glen. The best way ...

Question - Patella Problem (Running) 
Run down of the scenario. I was increasing mileage by no more than 10% weekly, and was averaging around 35miles a week. The day before a long flight I ...

Pain After Lateral Release 
I had an arthroscopic lateral release surgery seven weeks ago. My main problem is pain. The doctors first had me on Vicodin and then switched me to Tramadol/...

lateral release on medial side 
I have danced all my life growing up and have hyperextended joints and ligaments. My doctors said that if there was still pain by the time I'm 21 a lateral ...

Lateral Release after an ACL Reconstruction 
Two years ago, I had an ACL Reconstruction (patellar tendon graft). It seemed to go pretty well... less pain than expected for the first several months ...

Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release  
My daughter had this procedure done on Feb. 18th, her left knee had some swelling , but her right one was extremely swollen.

As time went on the left ...

Lateral Release 
I had a lateral release 6 months ago on my right knee, and a lateral release on my left knee 1 month ago, both along with a plica resection.

My right ...

Patella Femoral Syndrome Due to Bowling? 
I have bowled a lot all my life ... recently started running ... and lately when I bowl, my left knee hurts in a way that feels like the irritation is ...

Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome and Lunges 
Great website!

I am a female in early forties, who is in shape. In Nov 2007, I was diagnosed with patella femoral syndrome. I was told to lay off my ...

Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome Grades 
Is there any certain grade upon the severity of patella femoral syndrome? And what is the general time frame upon being able to heal and go back to play?...

Question - Lateral Release (recurrence of instability) 
I have had this surgery 4 years ago and my knee was fine for a few years but now it is back in the same situation i was in before. My patella is dislocating ...

Increased pain after surgery (lateral release)  Not rated yet
I have had Left knee pain for at least 2 years now (also rt knee pain, but less severe). I went to the orthopedic Dr about 18 months ago and after xrays ...

Patella Femoral Syndrome  Not rated yet
I have had patella femoral syndrome for about a year now. I have undergone physical therapy and do stretches every day. I would like to get a 2nd opinion....

Question - Patella Femoral Syndrome (exercises)  Not rated yet
What exercises do you need to do for patella femoral syndrome?

Question - Patellofemoral Syndrome and Calf Aching  Not rated yet
I am experiencing calf muscle aching. Is this common with this particular complaint and can I still drive while wearing a knee brace?

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