Who is affected by patellar tracking disorder
Patellar tracking disorder affects:
- Women more often than men.
- Teenagers more often than people in older and younger age groups.
Patellar tracking disorder is a common cause of patellofemoral pain syndrome, which most often affects manual laborers, athletes, and teenagers.
As the name suggests, runner's knee is a common ailment among runners. But it can also strike any athlete who does activities that require a lot of knee bending -- like walking, biking, and jumping. It usually causes aching pain around the kneecap. Runner's knee isn't really a condition itself. It's a loose term for several specific disorders with different causes. Runner's knee can result from: Overuse. Repeated bending of the knee can irritate the nerves of the kneecap. Overstretched...
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