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Forefoot Strike Gait Retraining plus Strengthening for Patellofemoral Pain

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November 2025

Forefoot Strike Gait Retraining plus Strengthening for Patellofemoral Pain

Vol: 307| Issue: 11| Number:30| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of altering walking foot strike pattern in combination with lower extremity strengthening on lower limb alignment in females with patellofemoral pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Sci Rep . 2025 Aug 28;15(1):31687.

Contributing Authors:
A Yalfani F Ahadi M Ahmadi

Synopsis

Forty women with patellofemoral pain were randomized to receive a combined forefoot strike gait retraining plus foot–knee strengthening program (experimental group, n=20) or no therapeutic intervention (control group, n=20). The primary outcome of interest was self-reported knee pain (VAS). Secondary outcomes of interest included rear-foot eversion, dynamic knee valgus, pelvic drop during single-l...

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