Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common, yet misunderstood, knee pathologies. PFPS is thought to result from abnormal patella tracking caused from altered neuromuscular control. Researchers have investigated neuromuscular influences from the gluteus medius (GM), vastus medialis (VM), and vastus lateralis (VL) but with inconsistent findings. A reason for these discrepancies...

Objectives. To examine what changes are caused in the activity of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL) at the time of sling-based exercises in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and compare the muscular activations in patients with PFPS among the sling-based exercises. Methods. This was a cross-over study. Sling-based open and closed kinetic knee extension ...

purpose there is a decrease in quadriceps muscle strength in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome. various types of strengthening exercises of the quadriceps are done as part of its management, but the effect of isotonic eccentric quadriceps muscle exercises on patellofemoral pain syndrome has not been studied. hence the aim of this exploratory pilot study was to evaluate the effect of ec...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most frequent diagnoses in sports medicine, and probably one of the most difficult to treat. Successful management of patients and athletes is dependent on updated evidence-based guidelines. Over the years, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has developed to become the source for high-quality evidence for physiotherapy (including sports...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this prospective, randomized, controlled study was to determine the effects of kinesio taping in the treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). METHODS Thirty-one women with PFPS (mean age: 44.88 years; range: 17 to 50 years) were randomly assigned to either a kinesio taping (KT) (n=15) or control (n=16) group. Both groups received the same muscle...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. However, no consensus on the definition, classification, assessment, diagnosis, or management has been reached. We evaluated symptoms and clinical findings in subgroups of individuals with PFPS, classified on the basis of the findings in radiological examinations and compared the findings with knee-healthy ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of taping techniques on clinical measures in patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) patients. DESIGN Crossover experimental design. SETTING Controlled laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Twenty physically active PFPS patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Isokinetic strength and endurance, and perceived pain. RESULTS Bilateral baseline differences existed for strength (inv...

BACKGROUND The reliability and measurement error of several impairment measures used during the clinical examination of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) has not been established. The purpose was to determine the inter-tester reliability and measurement error of measures of impairments associated with PFPS in patients with PFPS. METHODS A single group repeated measures design ...

Objective Due to the substantial prevalence of patellofemoral pain syndrome and importance quadriceps strengthening in knee rehabilitation, determining best way activate strengthen patella stabilizing muscles is considered as one important keys treatment. The aim this study evaluate effect different hip rotations associated with ankle dorsiflexion during maximal straight leg raising (SLR) maneu...