Maven Sports Medicine effectively combines our high standard of orthopedic rehabilitation practice with our clear understanding of elite fitness and sports performance. Maven’s Doctors of Physical Therapy have decades of combined practice experience in orthopedic rehabilitation, sports strength/conditioning, fitness, and athletic training. Our dedication to providing excellent evidence-based care to all our active and athletic patients remains consistent.

Perhaps one of the most challenging (and sometimes, frustrating) diagnoses to treat is patellofemoral pain syndrome. Many causes of PFPS have been identified including a deviated (usually, laterally) patella, weak VMO, increased Q angle at the knee, patella alta, with female patients having a greater incidence than males in general. Patients usually present with pain on palpation of the anterior knee region, anterolateral knee pain during resisted knee extension,

Physical Therapy Intervention- The focus of rehab is often on correcting/modifying positional faults of the patella during activity using McConnell taping (in theory, helps to keep the knee cap in a more aligned position), strengthening the vastus medialis (obliquus) of the quadriceps located on the medial (inner) aspect of the knee, and correcting poor biomechanics of the knee. If the positional fault of the patella is due to increased tension of the ITB or retinaculum, then manual therapy may be beneficial in helping the patella remain in a better position.