Find out the most important evaluation results for the differential diagnosis of knee pain.
The knee joint is located on the largest and most complex joints in the body and is a joint that all physiotherapists should be familiar with. Knowing what illness your patient is suffering from can be confusing due to the complexity, and making the right treatment choice is even more difficult. Fortunately, Claire Robertson is there for you.
Who is Claire Robertson?
Claire is a patellofemoral expert and has worked in the NHS, in the academic field and most recently in the private practice of Wimbledon Clinics. Claire has lectured internationally and published numerous research papers and editorials in internationally recognized journals. She is also an expert for Physiotherapy Research International, Physiotherapy in Sports, Clinical Anatomy and Physiotherapy. Who better than Claire to teach you about assessing and treating the patellofemoral and tibiofemoral knee?
Differentiating PF & TF Pain
The knee joint consists of the patellofemoral and tibiofemoral joint. There are a variety of structures in both joints that can cause pain in and around the knee joint. The distinction between patellofemoral and tibiofemoral joint as a source of symptoms helps to effectively treat a person's symptoms. Information can be obtained from the subjective and objective examination in order to obtain a comprehensive clinical picture. In this course, Claire Robertson describes the various examination results that you can use to determine whether the knee pain is due to tibiofemoral or patellofemoral structures.
Knee pain does not have to be complex
More courses from Claire
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Subjective Examination of PK Pain
This course describes the basic anatomy of the knee. An understanding of how the injury mechanism can affect different pathologies is provided. The subjective examination identifies important questions that contribute to determining the cause of patellofemoral pain and to explaining the most common causes of patellofemoral joint dysfunction and their likely presentation.
Subjective evaluation
Fat Pad Syndrome
Fat Pad syndrome or Hoffa disease is a common cause of front knee pain. The infrapatellar fat pad has also been identified as a key component in osteoarthritis and knee inflammation. This course discusses the various roles of fat padding and teaches practical techniques for accurately diagnosing and managing conditions related to this structure.
Fat Pad Syndrome
Patellofemoral OA course with Claire Robertson
Patellofemoral osteoarthritis occurs in almost 25% of the population. It contributes significantly to pain and disabilities. Research and clinical practice often focus on tibiofemoral osteoarthritis, but the patellofemoral joint often develops osteoarthritis before the tibiofemoral joint. In this course, Claire Robertson presents the latest literature on patellofemoral arthrosis and the effective treatment of this condition.
Patellofemoral OA course
Knee Repitus Course
Knee repitus can be a very alarming symptom for people with knee problems, even for people who have no other knee symptoms. It can cause avoidance behavior and fear reactions because it doesn't understand what the noise is and where it comes from. Recent studies show that much knee repitus is actually physiological and does not affect knee strength, function, and pain. In this course, Claire Robertson explains exactly what Crepitus is and how we should educate patients with “loud knees”.
Knee Repitus Course
