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Exercise therapy improves pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome

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March 2013

Exercise therapy improves pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:31| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial

BMJ. 2009 Oct 20;339:b4074. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4074.

Contributing Authors:
R van Linschoten M van Middelkoop MY Berger EM Heintjes JA Verhaar SP Willemsen BW Koes SM Bierma-Zeinstra

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131 suffering from a new episode of patellofemoral syndrome were randomized to receive either supervised exercise therapy or usual care (wait- and-see approach). This study was designed to compare these two common treatments for patellofemoral syndrome and to determine which was superior. The results from this study indicated that supervised exercise therapy produces improved functional and pain s...

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