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Wha Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Chondromalacia
is a patho- |
Chondromalacia
causes pain at |
Massage
is indicated for chon- |
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Patellofemoral |
logical
softening of the |
the
knee, stiffness after immobil- |
dromalacia
and PFS, assuming |
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Syndrome |
patellar cartilage. Patello- |
ity,
and discomfort in walking |
the
knee is not acutely inflamed. |
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71) |
femoral
syndrome (PFS) is |
down
stairs. |
Massage
may or may not be |
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an
overuse syndrome that |
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useful
to correct these prob- |
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can
lead to this sort of |
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lems,
but it will certainly do no |
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damage. |
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harm. |
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