Adding muscle power exercises to a strength training program for people with patellofemoral pain: protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strong evidence supports the proximal combined with quadriceps strengthening for patellofemoral pain (PFP) rehabilitation. However, most reported rehabilitation programs do not follow specific exercise prescription recommendations or do not provide adequate details for replication in clinical practice. Furthermore, people with PFP have power deficits in hip and knee muscles and it remains unknown whether the addition of power exercises would result in superior or more consistent outcomes. Therefore, this study is designed to verify whether the benefits of a rehabilitation program addressing proximal and knee muscles comprising power and strength exercises are greater than those of a program consisting of strength exercises only.

Method

This study will be a randomi

SUBMITTER: de Vasconcelos GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572497 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature