Patient education in PFP: potentially potent and essential, but under-researched (Editorial)

A new editorial just out on the above-mentioned topic. Published online: 19 Sep 2017 Open-access: No We all know that patellofemoral pain (PFP) can be a complex condition to treat, it is not self-limiting and can persist many years after initial diagnosis. Education seems to play a crucial role in the management of this condition,…

Free PFP webinar

Thanks to “Trust me, I’m a Physiotherapist”, this free webinar is available on FB. The webinar is slightly over an hour and is delivered by Jean-Francois Esculier who is one of the leading experts in PFP with many research publications in this area. He also goes through his recent study on the effect of education…

Is combining gait retraining or an exercise programme with education better than education alone in treating runners with patellofemoral pain?

A new research study has shown the potentially crucial role of education in the management of PFP. JF Esculier and team showed that there were no significant difference between groups in terms of function (KOS-ADSL) and VAS scores when comparing runners with PFP and dividing them into 3 groups: Education only, ‘Exercise+education’ and ‘Gait-retraining+education’. All…