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Review of the efficacy of exercise for pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome

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July 2016

Review of the efficacy of exercise for pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome

Vol: 5| Issue: 7| Number:66| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome: an abridged version of Cochrane systematic review

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2016 Feb;52(1):110-33

Contributing Authors:
VAN DER Heijden RA NE Lankhorst VAN Linschoten R SM Bierma-Zeinstra M Marienke VAN Middelkoop

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31 randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials (n=1690) evaluating the effects of exercise on pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome were included in this study. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to qualitatively and quantitatively (19 studies included in quantitative assessment) assess the available literature regarding the efficacy of exercise therapy in...

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