People's beliefs about the meaning of crepitus in patellofemoral pain and the impact of these beliefs on their behaviour: A qualitative study
A feature of patellofemoral pain is joint crepitus. Several causes of crepitus have been described, but previous research has focused on the pathological meaning of crepitus. No research has demonstrated a definitive link between noise and pathology and its importance and meaning to patients is unresearched.
Source: Manual Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Claire J. Robertson, Michael Hurley, Fiona Jones Tags: Original article Source Type: research