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Exercise therapy as an effective intervention for patellofemoral pain syndrome

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March 2015

Exercise therapy as an effective intervention for patellofemoral pain syndrome

Vol: 4| Issue: 3| Number:34| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effectiveness of exercise therapy in treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

Phys Ther. 2014 Dec;94(12):1697-708.

Contributing Authors:
R Clijsen J Fuchs J Taeymans

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This meta-analysis identified 15 randomized control trials which assessed the effects of exercise therapy on pain and patient-reported measures of activity limitations and participation restrictions (PRMALP) in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PPS), when compared to no exercise therapy, receiving additive therapy, or receiving various exercise interventions. A total of 748 patients were...

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