Tag: Vastus Medialis Obliquus

VMO: An Update

October 13, 2015January 5, 2019by John Snyder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS1 Comment

The following is an article written for the online, video-based physical therapy continuing education company MedBridge… Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is among the most common sports injuries and yet the current treatment protocols are not optimal. In particular, the latest research questions our ability to selectively recruit vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) and affect its timing and suggests…

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VMO? VM-No.

August 15, 2012January 5, 2019by John Snyder, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS5 Comments

According to a retrospective case-control analysis by Taunton et al, of the 2,002 running-related injuries seen at a primary care sports injury facility, 42.1% (842/2,002) were knee injuries. Of these knee injuries, 39.3% (331/842) were due to patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), which made PFPS far and away the most common diagnosis found in this large-scale…

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