-Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome

Translation? Patella means kneecap, Femoral refers the Femur, a bone in your leg, and the rest is self explanetory. So all it this really says s that you have pain in your kneecap.

Not a diagnosis, its more like just a term. What does this have to do with anything? My doctor says I have Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome which is just a fancy way of saying that he’s not sure why my knee is hurting, but I shouldn’t ride my bike for a while.

What the pain is is really an irritation and inflammation of the underside of the kneecap

Another possible cause of my pain may be some damage I did to my meniscus, a band of cartilage around the knee. Hopefully I didn’t do this as I prefer the rather vague diagnosis of Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome.