Joint position sense in individuals with anterior knee pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior knee pain (AKP) commonly affects both physically active and sedentary individuals and the aetiology is unknown. Altered joint position sense (JPS) impacts accurate motor action and knee joint stability. It is unclear whether people with AKP have altered JPS.

Objective

The aim of our study was to investigate JPS in the knees of individuals with AKP.

Method

A descriptive cross-sectional study measured JPS in 25 participants with unilateral or bilateral AKP. JPS was measured using active JPS testing during single leg squat (SLS) and active knee extension (AKE) in sitting. Target angles (TA) were self-determined based on each participant's capabilities. The absolute error (AE) was the main outcome measure. Impaired JPS was classified as an AE equal to

SUBMITTER: Rhode C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8008049 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature