Daughter gymnast (12 yrs) with patellar compression syndrome...how can we help her?

[estherderu]

Hi Campbells7,

Good to hear that the treatment has started...
not as suprised about not being allowed in therapy room..... is something that happens more in the south of europe.....
but I agree with puddingbowl.....
It is a fundamental right for you as a parent to be with your daughter, not only to see the treatment, but to be imformed about the whole procedure beforehand, and during treatment... in fact, all the time. You are the responsible person to act on her behalf.

The therapists who do not agree, either do not know the Law or are insecure when others are watching (which is very human indeed).

Regarding taping the knee, I might even have a better suggestion. I personally prefer elastic tape(kinesiotaping, vendajeneuromuscular) to rigid tape (which is the McConnell tape or the Mulligan tape).

You might want to have a look at....ANEID | Productos Farmacêuticos, Lda. in Portugal

You can ask for contact information of instructors living in your area to see your daughter. If you are lucky, they might even know both tape methods and can choose how to treat.
PS, you can use my name, I am the instructor paediatric taping in Spain.

good luck with everything

kind regards

Esther

[campbells7]

Thanks to both of you for your replies.

Just to be clear, I did go in to the treatment room with her on the first visit, but after that am not encouraged to do so. I can understand to some extent as it is a large room, with around ten or twelve patients, five pts, and loads of equipment. There's not really much room for visitors. I think that the deal is the Physician in charge of the clinic liaises with the patient/parent and the pt. I assure you I am not shy, and if I need to see my dd in there, or talk to the pt I will.....but I am allowing the pt to do his job for the moment.

Thanks Esther for the link - it looks interesting.

[uglyfatboy]

hi
I dont usually comment on these thing but the sanctimonious comments previously posted really annoyed me.
I would give u one piece of really sound advice. Relax, let the physio (however young and spotty he is) get on with his job. she is getting better!
If you listen to some posts you will end up putting your daughter in a wheelchair to protect her from all these big long words!
There is no evidence that any physiotherapeutic intervention works for anterior knee pain or any other condition. As long as she is doing exercises and having regular rest it will probably resolve.
Previous posts have been largely non evidence based: L3 hypomobility!!!! in a 12 yr old gymnast????? i dont think so! as one chap said he is more likely to be hypermobile with a spondylolysthesis. VMO ?? dated theories, there is even a question as to whether VMO really exists! Patellar malalignment? there are no reproducible tests, its impossible to judge! Taping?- massive evidence to show it does nothing to the patellar position, you can try with gaffer tape as evidence shows pain relieves a bit irrelevant of taping used!
Orthotics?? why do you want to put a young developing girl in a pair of ghastly expensive orthotics for the rest of her life when she gets her pain from doing barefoot gymnastics??? Sacroiliac joint stiffness?? again no evidence it even moves?

Please, please, please, take a step back and dont take all this self important diagnostic rubbish to heart. the only person that can assess your little girl is the person that can see her knee! and it sounds like hes doing a great job so far!