The way you tape your knee depends on its purpose, whether it’s for a specific medical condition, stability, or pain relief. The type of tape you use can also affect your technique. Share on Pinterest ...

Patellar taping and bracing are thought to reduce chronic knee pain by increasing the patellofemoral contact area, which reduces stress in the knee joint. These interventions are popular, low-cost ...

Objective Patellar taping is frequently used to treat patellofemoral pain (PFP). This systematic review and meta-analysis (1) evaluates the efficacy of patellar taping for patients with PFP, (2) ...

Patellar tendonitis is a common injury or inflammation of the tendon that connects your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone (tibia). Your pain may be mild or severe. Anyone can get patellar tendonitis.

If you’ve found yourself suffering from runner’s knee (also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome), you might need a knee brace. Before searching for the best knee brace for you, it’s important that ...

Kneecap pain can be caused by trauma, but often it is caused by poor positioning of the kneecap. The kneecap is positioned ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Simple athletic tape may bring some pain relief to older adults with a form of arthritis that affects the kneecap, a small study suggests. The study looked at the effects ...

What Is Jumper’s Knee? Jumper’s knee refers to pain in the patellar tendon, which is located below your kneecap (patella). Doctors also call the condition patellar tendonitis. If the pain lasts more ...

In the study, MRIs were taken for 133 patients (aged 18 to 40 years) with advanced chondromalacia (grades 3 and 4) and a control group with the same number of participants and a similar age. “The MRI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Painless and painful patellar crepitation and patellar clunk syndrome represent a spectrum of peripatellar scar ...