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I have knee pain on top of my knee cap specially when going up and down steps. i have a lot of grinding in my knee. ?
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PatellaChondromalaci: PT is good only if it is emphasizing short arc quadriceps exercises. Build the part of the thigh muscle that controls the knee cap-the VMO. The glocosamine-chondroitin and wait a moth before seeing an ortho for an ejection. Surgery is good esp. if knock-kneed.
Answered 4/21/2016
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