Knee Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic condition affecting the knee joint and the most common form of chronic arthritis. Common symptoms include joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Osteoarthritis most frequently occurs in people aged >55 years, with risk factors including previous joint injury, being overweight or obese, and older age. It is expected that the rate …

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common painful knee presentation at Sydney Muscle & Joint Physio Penrith and can also be referred to as runners knee, patellofemoral joint syndrome, patellofemoral pain (PFP), and anterior (front) knee pain. Common symptoms of patellofemoral pain syndrome include pain to be experienced in a diffuse manner at the front, …

A knee meniscus injury is a common cause of medial knee pain and can be categorised as an acute injury during a flexion and pivoting movement, or degenerative as part of osteoarthritis. The most common meniscus injury is a tear. These tears can be horizontal, vertical, complex or radial, and caused by degeneration of the …

Iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome is a common knee injury in runners and other long distance athletes caused by inflammation of the distal portion of the iliotibial band (ITB), which results in lateral knee pain or pain on the outside of the knee joint. ​Most people still think of the IT band as being free to …

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is a supportive ligament located within the knee joint. It stops the shin bone (tibia) sliding forward on the thigh bone (femur). ACL injuries can be the result of contact and non-contact sports. Often they are from non-contact sports that involve side stepping (cutting), jumping and landing, and deceleration (quickly …

Quadricep tendinopathy or patellar tendinopathy can be referred to as Jumper’s knee as it is common in individuals that participate in jumping sports. The difference between these two tendons is that the quadricep tendon attaches from the bony kneecap to the quadricep muscle and the patellar tendon attaches from the bony kneecap to the tibia …

Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury is the most common ligament injury to the knee and often occurs in sports activities though can be injured through non-contact forces as well. Injuries occur when there is valgus stress at 20 degrees of knee flexion and usually with simultaneous trauma of external rotation of the tibia, causing the …

The Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) is one of the knee joint’s key stabilisers and it prevents excess varus stress and posterolateral knee rotation. An LCL injury is one of the least common to occur in the knee when compared to ACL and MCL injuries. Despite this, injuries to the LCL can occur with high-energy blows …