Runners Knee Clinical Practice Guideline Review

Recommended

• Long-Term
  • Quads and Gluts strengthening
  • Running Technique – forefoot strike, increase cadence, reduce hip adduction
• Short-Term
  • Taping
  • Orthotics if overpronated
  • Blood Flow Restriction strength training

Not Recommended

• Bracing
• Biofeedback
• Alignment during hip and knee strengthening exercises
• Dry Needling
• Manual Therapy (as stand-alone treatment)
• Electrotherapy – ultrasound, phonophoresis, iontophoresis, e-stim, laser

Patellofemoral Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health From the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association