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Non-operative Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain: Role of Physical Therapy

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Nonoperative treatment of patellofemoral pain has been the subject of numerous research reports in the literature. Nonoperative treatment includes education, exercise including quadriceps strengthening, patellar taping and bracing and foot orthoses as the primary attempts at management of anterior knee pain. When these treatment attempts fail, potential surgical management is then considered.

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Lynch, A.D., Werner, S., Snyder-Mackler, L. (2010). Non-operative Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain: Role of Physical Therapy. In: Zaffagnini, S., Dejour, D., Arendt, E. (eds) Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05424-2_15

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