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What is the best treatment for patellofemoral dysfunction? currently my doctor has me on physical therapy & some sort of 'gel' injection into my knee.
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Exercises: Best treatments for patellofemoral syndrome are exercises like Quad sets and physical therapy
Answered 5/22/2015
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Patellofemoral synd: Patellofemoral syndrome is very common and may improve with weight loss if you are overweight or obese. Physical therapy and daily mild exercise is essential. Steroid Injections may provide relief, prescribed only 3-4 times per year to avoid side effects. Be sure that you have had an MRI to rule out any significant damage to the meniscus, tendons or ligaments prior to consenting to surgery.
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Those are standard: for the long term but not the acute. Those are standard if something is not broken, per se http://www.aapsm.org/patellofemoraldys.html best source on this.....
Answered 11/30/2014
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