Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Young Female Athletes: A Case-Control Study.

Vito Pavone Andrea VescioFlora Maria Chiara PanviniLudovico LucentiAlessia CaldaciMarco Sapienza Federico Canavese Gianluca Puglisi

Published in: Advances in orthopedics (2022)

PFPS is a common pathology; muscular imbalance and overuse could exacerbate pain and discomfort in young female athletes. Our findings show high type and level of sport activity are not related to increase frequency of clinical symptoms related to PFPS.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
middle aged
total knee arthroplasty
pain management
high school
neuropathic pain
resistance training
physical activity
body composition
drug induced
high intensity