Summary: Runners regularly present for treatment of anterior knee pain. Accurate diagnosis is vital in guiding your treatment, and helping your patients return to painfree running. In episode 53 of the Physio Edge podcast Brad Neal and David Pope discuss the different patient presentations with anterior knee pain, along with the subjective clues and objective tests that will help guide successful treatment. We also explore: • Sources of anterior knee pain - Patellofemoral pain - Acute synovitis - Fat pad irritation - Osteochondral defects • The role of imaging • How to perform an objective assessment in patients with anterior knee pain, including key special tests • Red flags • Saphenous nerve involvement • How to assess if the patient will benefit from an orthotic intervention • Treatment of patellofemoral pain, synovitis, and fat pad irritation • Taping techniques ’ Links of Interest Download and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Download your free podcast handout on patellofemoral pain in runners with Brad Neal Enrol on the free webinar “How to perform a running assessment” with Dr Rich Willy Brad Neal on Twitter Connect with David Pope on Twitter Brad Neal on ResearchGate Brad Neal on Google Scholar Pure Sports Medicine Team PFP TREK – Translation of research education and knowledge Review the podcast on iTunes Like the podcast on Facebook Free sports injury videos Enrol on the free webinar “How to perform a running assessment” with Dr Rich Willy Articles related to this episode: Conscious neurosensory mapping of the internal structures of the human knee without intraarticular anaesthesia Runners with patellofemoral pain have altered biomechanics which targeted interventions can modify: a systematic review and meta-analysis Related resources Infographic - Running retraining with Dr Rich Willy
