Local and widespread hyperalgesia in female runners with patellofemoral pain are influenced by running volume.

Objectives: To compare pressure pain threshold (PPT) around the knee (local hyperalgesia) and at a site remote to the knee (widespread hyperalgesia) between female runners with and without patellofemoral pain (PFP); and to evaluate the relationship between running volume, self-reported knee function and PPT measures.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Twenty female runners with PFP and twenty pain-free female runners participated in the study.