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Consensus statement
2018 Consensus statement on exercise therapy and physical interventions (orthoses, taping and manual therapy) to treat patellofemoral pain: recommendations from the 5th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Gold Coast, Australia, 2017
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  1. Natalie J Collins1,2,
  2. Christian J Barton2,3,
  3. Marienke van Middelkoop4,
  4. Michael J Callaghan5,
  5. Michael Skovdal Rathleff6,
  6. Bill T Vicenzino1,
  7. Irene S Davis7,
  8. Christopher M Powers8,
  9. Erin M Macri9,10,
  10. Harvi F Hart2,11,
  11. Danilo de Oliveira Silva2,12,
  12. Kay M Crossley2
  1. 1 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  2. 2 La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  3. 3 Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  4. 4 Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  5. 5 Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
  6. 6 Research Unit for General Practice in Aalborg, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
  7. 7 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding National Running Centre, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  8. 8 Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
  9. 9 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
  10. 10 Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  11. 11 School of Physical Therapy and Bone and Joint Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
  12. 12 Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Dr Natalie J Collins, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; n.collins1{at}uq.edu.au

Abstract

Patellofemoral pain affects a large proportion of the population, from adolescents to older adults, and carries a substantial personal and societal burden. An international group of scientists and clinicians meets biennially at the International Patellofemoral Research Retreat to share research findings related to patellofemoral pain conditions and develop consensus statements using best practice methods. This consensus statement, from the 5th International Patellofemoral Research Retreat held in Australia in July 2017, focuses on exercise therapy and physical interventions (eg, orthoses, taping and manual therapy) for patellofemoral pain. Literature searches were conducted to identify new systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published since the 2016 Consensus Statement. The methodological quality of included systematic reviews and RCTs was graded using AMSTAR and PEDro, respectively. Evidence-based statements were developed from included papers and presented to a panel of 41 patellofemoral pain experts for consensus discussion and voting. Recommendations from the expert panel support the use of exercise therapy (especially the combination of hip-focused and knee-focused exercises), combined interventions and foot orthoses to improve pain and/or function in people with patellofemoral pain. The use of patellofemoral, knee or lumbar mobilisations in isolation, or electrophysical agents, is not recommended. There is uncertainty regarding the use of patellar taping/bracing, acupuncture/dry needling, manual soft tissue techniques, blood flow restriction training and gait retraining in patients with patellofemoral pain. In 2017, we launched the International Patellofemoral Research Network (www.ipfrn.org) to consolidate and grow our patellofemoral research community, facilitate collaboration and disseminate patellofemoral pain knowledge to clinicians and the general public. The 6th International Patellofemoral Research Retreat will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, in October 2019.

  • knee
  • knee injuries
  • intervention
  • consensus statement

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099397

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The British Journal of Sports Medicine provided an unrestricted grant to support the 5th International Patellofemoral Research Retreat.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.