Clinicians Blog

These blogs are aimed at clinicians but may also interest patients. Please contact me if you would like a blog on a particular topic-knee related please!!

Physio Matters Podcast from evidence to practice via the patella

06/02/2022 Read More
Physiotutors interview with me regarding all things fat pad.

03/12/2019 Read More
Bloopers! Outakes from our VMO video

This is all the bloopers and out takes from when we made our vmo film for Clinical Anatomy!!

04/05/2018 Read More
3 min top tips_Pain and Movement Reasoning model applied to PFP.

13/06/2017 Read More
VMO-To use a ball or not in Patella Pain-2 min video!

17/05/2017 Read More
Patellofemoral Pain-3 Min Top tips-Terminology

15/11/2016 Read More
Dolor Patelofemoral: Evaluacion subjetiva. Seminario web gratuito!

20/09/2016 Read More
Calf and Patella pain-Top Tips

29/08/2016 Read More
J sign video before and after trochleoplasty, (surgeon, Mr Jonathan Bell)

Positive J sign helps to signal poor trochlea shape.

24/06/2016 Read More
Patellofemoral top tips. 3 mins on the meaning of cinema sign.

20/05/2016 Read More
Infographic to help differentiate fat pad and PFJ problems

19/02/2016 Read More
Latest VMO unpublished work!

British Association of Clinical Anatomists, 2015. I have had the privilege of being the only physio to present at this years BACA, primarily to an audience of anatomists and surgeons. Here is a summary of what i presented.

10/12/2015 Read More
Clinical Commentary on Latest research-stay right up-to-date

16/11/2015 Read More
Understanding Anatomy . Why it is Important. The Patellofemoral Joint.

Having recently met for my regular research meeting with an anatomy colleague of mine, it reminded me of the importance of anatomy and why we should understand it.

12/10/2015 Read More
The infrapatellar (Hoffa's) fat pad explained

The infrapatellar fat pad can be painful, persistent and tricky to treat. However, with the right treatment it is possible to have good outcome. This blog explores fat pad problems for the patient.

29/09/2015 Read More
A quick infographic to explain my recent vmo research

09/09/2015 Read More
Podcast exploring all things patella & fat pad with Smart Education

15/03/2020 Read More
Reflections on 10 years as a working Mum

'I had a couple of defining moments....'

30/07/2019 Read More
Patella alta-3 Mins Top Tips

17/09/2017 Read More
VMO-to use a ball or not in Patella pain-top tips video.

05/06/2017 Read More
Why Your Knees Crack: Joint Crepitations

30/03/2017 Read More
GUEST BLOG by Dr Lee Herrington-Patellofemoral joint pain post ACL reconstruction, a change of thinking in early rehab required?

The first part of this blog will present some of the growing body of evidence showing that ACLR patients have deficits in performance which can be linked to deficiencies in their quadriceps function, both of which can then be associated with abnormal patellofemoral joint loading. The second part of the blog will discuss how ACLR rehab might have to be modified to reduce the ACLR patient’s susceptibility to developing PFP.

29/09/2016 Read More
Best knee ROM to train quads to Minimise PFJ load.

06/09/2016 Read More
A behind the Scenes Look at Reflective Practice In My Patellofemoral Pain Practice: An Open and Honest Account.

Reflective practice is often banded around with many reminded of student journals they were made to write. In this blog I explain how I use it in my practice and how the literature on this topic helps to inform us.

26/08/2016 Read More
Top tips. 3 min video on plyometrics and Patellofemoral pain

07/06/2016 Read More
GUEST BLOG: How should we explain patellofemoral pain to patients?

20/05/2016 Read More
Non-operative management of Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis

So the first and probably most important point to make is that this is a diagnostic label about structure, not experience of pain. Pain is an incredibly multi-dimensional phenomenon that people experience in very varying ways. It is therefore possible for two people to have the same diagnostic label of patellofemoral osteoarthritis and yet one is ‘suffering’ a lot more than the other.

12/01/2016 Read More
Tape in the management of Patellofemoral Pain

There is a lot of hype around tape-what tape, what technique, what colour! The hype is not fully underpinned by robust academic rigour and yet do I use tape with my patients? Yes I do. Let’s explore this.

19/11/2015 Read More
Subjective Examination-Patellofemoral Pain-FREE webinar

13/10/2015 Read More
Ideas para Médicos Clínicos desde el Retiro Femoropatelar, Manchester, 2015

02/10/2015 Read More
Thoughts for Clinicians from the International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Sep 2015.

A round up of some of the key messages for clinicians from the world leaders in patellofemoral pain research.

16/09/2015 Read More
Activity Modification in The Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain

Activity modification plays a vital part of my recommendations. Whilst the vast majority of PFj problems should be classed as a nuisance but not a worry, activity modification is extremely useful.

31/07/2015 Read More