Is hip strengthening the best treatment option for females with patellofemoral pain? A randomized controlled trial of three different types of exercises.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of three types of exercise intervention in patients with patellofemoral pain and to verify the contributions of each intervention to pain control, function, and lower extremity kinematics. METHODS:A randomized controlled, single-blinded trial was conducted. Forty women with patellofemoral pain were randomly allocated into four groups: hip exercises, quadriceps exercises, stretching exercises and a control group (no intervention). Pain (using a visual analog scale), function (using the Anterior Knee Pain Scale), hip and quadriceps strength (using a handheld isometric dynamometer) and measuring lower limb kinematics during step up and down activities were evaluated at baseline and 8 weeks post intervention. RESULTS:All treatment groups showed significant impr

SUBMITTER: Saad MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157473 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature