The Prehab Podcast cover image

#130 | What Causes Patellofemoral Pain or Anterior Knee Pain with Dr. Richard Willy

The Prehab Podcast

00:00

The Risks of Patellar Femoral Pain

If you've had patellar femoral pain in the past, that part of your body is a little bit more susceptible to injury when you do go make a training load error. A smaller vastus medialis oblique portion of your quadriceps also doesn't seem to predict someone whether they're going to develop patella-femoral pain. The other one that's really important are not just rapid spikes, but also in a variety of training load. We know that sport specialization increases one's risk of developing patellas by about 50%.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app