Episode 1603 - Patellofemoral pain syndrome: STUDs & DUDs

Dr. Mark Gallant // #ClinicalTuesday // www.ptonice.com

In today's episode of the PT on ICE Daily Show, Extremity Division Leader Mark Gallant discusses the concept of "DUDS" and "STUDS" when working with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Mark describes three outdated treatment paradigms or "DUDS" including an overemphasis on imaging, patellofemoral tracking, and VMO specific-strengthening. Mark encourages listeners instead to focus on the four "STUDS" of patellofemoral pain treatment: assessing current work demands on the knee vs. current tissue capacity, addressing power & not just strength of the knee, working in motor coordination & skill training especially when reintroducing functional movements like jumping, running, or squatting, and finally, ensuring load distribution across tissues is as equal as possible by working on range of motion.

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION

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