PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is pain that arises from under and around the knee cap. It is exacerbated with running, walking up or down stairs, and sitting with knees bent for an extended period of time. There may be clicking or a sensation of weakness upon bending or straightening the knee.

With pronated feet the knees rotate inward causing the Patellar Tendon (which connects the muscles of the thigh to the lower leg via the knee cap/patella) to pull in the wrong direction causing the patella to become misaligned with the trochlear groove of the knee resulting in injury, pain, and possible cartilage loss.