Many runners, jumpers, and other athletes develop pain behind/around one or both patellas (knee caps) at some point. Although the exact cause of the pain is not known for certain, there is a prevailing theory about what causes it, and that theory has led to some treatments that seem effective, and some changes in running form (biomechanics) that seem also to help. I have suffered from patellofemoral pain several times as an adult. The pain for me was each time coincident with increases in volume of hiking, running, or jumping activities without any obvious sudden event to mark it’s onset. It simply comes on slowly and over time gets worse if I don’t get a handle on it. read more…
Title: “Runner’s knee” or patellofemoral pain
