Definition:

Symptoms:

• Pain in the knee
• Swelling in the knee
• Clicking, catching, or locking in the knee
• Point tender on the medial joint line of the knee

Causes:

• Repetitive walking
• Repetitive squatting
• Direct blow
• Degeneration
• Trauma with twisting movement with a bent knee

Treatment:

• ROM and stretching
• Knee stabilization strengthening
• Lower extremity strengthening
• Possible surgical intervention