An intervention combining passive joint mobilization to realign the patellar (kneecap) position, along with exercise to maintain it, can reduce pain and improve function and quality in life in ...

From February 1994 to October 1996, 15 consecutive patients had primary repair of a ruptured patellar tendon with early range of motion initiated postoperatively. During the study period, 6 other ...

Arthritis of the knee At 24 weeks, improvements seen in pain, function for osteoarthritis patients who did patellar mobilization. Regina Wing Shan Sit, MBBS, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ...

Rehabilitation following knee replacement surgery (total knee arthroplasty) is very specifically done and requires many elements to be successful. For instance, restoring strength in the knee is one ...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome, more commonly known as runner’s knee, is a condition that primarily affects the articulation of the knee cap and the thigh bone. As the name suggests, it’s one of the ...

Previous studies of patellar tendon repairs have varied in their methods of evaluation, reporting results using the criteria of Siweck and Rao, [1,2,3] the criteria of Kelly et al, [4,5] knee scores ...