{"id":2972,"date":"2026-02-20T14:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/?post_type=klachten&#038;p=2972"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:33:05","slug":"patellofemoral-pain-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"klachten","link":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/klachten\/knie\/patellofemoraal-pijnsyndroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You walk up the stairs and feel a sharp sting around your knee. Or you are sitting cosily in the cinema, but after half an hour your knees start nagging and you need to stretch your legs. Recognisable? You're definitely not the only one. Pain around or behind the kneecap is one of the most common <a href=\"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/complaints\/knee\/\">knee problems<\/a> which we see at Fysio Fitaal.<\/p>\n<p>In medical terms, we call this the <strong>Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)<\/strong>. Patients often describe it as a nagging or stabbing pain under the kneecap, especially during activities that involve bending the knee under pressure. Think cycling, climbing stairs, squatting or getting up from a chair. While the pain can be very annoying and limit you in your sport or daily life, the good news is that there is rarely any serious damage to the knee. With the right approach and training, the symptoms are excellent.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patellafemoral pain syndrome is an umbrella term for several complaints at the front of the knee<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3264,"parent":657,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"lichaamsdeel":[10],"class_list":["post-2972","klachten","type-klachten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lichaamsdeel-knie"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/klachten\/2972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/klachten"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/klachten"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/klachten\/657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lichaamsdeel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fysiofitaal.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lichaamsdeel?post=2972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}