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Self-treatment of Patellofemoral Syndrome

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aspi64982
aspi64982

I have grade 4 chondromalacia on the medial side of my trochlear femoral groove, with corresponding bone marrow edema. I suspect that this is a patella tracking issue, where the knee cap has worn away my cartilage over the years.

Besides stretching and doing weight training exercises, I find that massaging the area of pain with a massage gun helps with the pain. My guess is that with periodic vibration, I am increasing the blood flow to the area helping to decrease the bone marrow edema and thus the pain.

A chronic condition like arthritis takes a lot experimentation and trial and error over the years.

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  • barbara66703
    barbara66703 aspi64982

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    massage is great and another appliance that helps me are intermittent compression sleeves. 3 times a day apply the compression sleeves over thigh and calve.

    • aspi64982
      aspi64982 barbara66703

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      That is a good idea. That must also give good support to the knee.

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