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Hip & Knee Focused Exercises for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

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July 2024

Hip & Knee Focused Exercises for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:76| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effect of adding short foot exercise to hip and knee focused exercises in treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

J Orthop Surg Res . 2024 Apr 1;19(1):207.

Contributing Authors:
AM Kamel K Ghuiba DS Abd Allah NA Fayaz NA Abdelkader

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Synopsis

Twenty-eight patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomized to receive either short foot exercises combined with hip and knee exercises (n=14) or hip and knee exercises alone (n=14). The primary outcome of interest was pain reduction. Secondary outcomes included improvements in function, balance, hip abductor strength, and quadriceps muscle strength. Outcomes were assessed over six wee...

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