<unk>  (also known as patellar<unk>  is a procedure performed by physiotherapists or physicians to alleviate the symptoms of patellofemoral pain. Though<unk>  has been shown to offer short-term pain relief, its long-term efficacy is confounded by several studies. The mechanism of action by which it alleviates pain is unknown, though it has been suggested by physicians that it could correct patella position, facilitate/inhibit quadriceps components or bear stress associated with peripatellar tissues or patellar compression (Wilson, T). Evidence for these suggestions, however, has been contradictory or absent. __TOC__
Knee taping
Jaw-thrust maneuver
Weight-bearing
McRoberts maneuver
Kegel exercise
Locking clothing
Wood's screw maneuver
Frenkel exercises