Texas – Patella-Femoral Pain Syndrome

By the end of this course, participants will be able to complete the following objectives:
1. Determine the different exercise protocols for patellofemoral pain based on the clinical assessment.
2. Know the most current concepts of protective rehab guidelines for the four approaches of treatment: (Instability, Tension, Friction. Compression).
3. Revisit the clinical application of performing open and closed kinetic chain exercise for the purpose of developing a comprehensive rehab program.
4. Select evidence-based exercises based on the mode of contraction and safe range of motion to protect post-operative realignment.

This online continuing education course has been approved by Texas Physical Therapy Association for 2 CE hours. Approval Number 77457TX.

Terry Trundle, PTA, AT (Retired), is a course developer for AHP. He is also a course developer and Instructor for the Institute of Advanced Musculoskeletal Treatments. He teaches seminars on Functional Rehabilitation of the Shoulder, Knee and Development of the Orthopedic Proficiency Certificate Track. Currently, Terry is a Sports Injury Consultant for BenchMark Physical Therapy in Acworth, Georgia. He is a Graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a Graduate of the Medical College of Georgia he was selected as a Distinguished Alumni Inductee in 2008 from the School of Allied Health. For 18 years He was president of Clinical Specialists, Inc. that provided clinical seminars with cadaver dissection and surgical demonstration of the shoulder and knee.

As a career long member of the American Physical Therapy Association, he received his Advanced Proficiency Recognition in Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy in 2005. In recent years, he was the creator and chair of the Advisory Board for the Annual Conference known as the Rehab Summit. Terry’s research has been featured in numerous journals and publications. Most recently, he authored a chapter on the Orthopedic Management for the Shoulder in Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assistant (Textbook). Terry is now a Retired Certified Athletic Trainer of the National Athletic Trainers Association.