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Pharmacotherapy for patellofemoral pain syndrome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2002
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is common among adolescents and young adults. It is characterised by pain behind or around the patella and crepitations, provoked by ascending or descending stairs, squatting, prolonged sitting with flexed knees, running and cycling. The symptoms impede function in daily activities or sports.
Heintjes, EM (Edith), Berger, MY, Bierma - Zeinstra, Sita, Bernsen, RMD (Roos), Verhaar, Jan, Koes, Bart   +5 more
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Muscle strength analysis of hip and knee stabilizers in individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2014
The Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is one of the most common disorders of the knee, characterized by pain in the frontal part of the knee, which is worsened by activities that increase compressive forces on the joint.
Letícia Villani de Oliveira, Marcelo Camargo Saad, Lilian Ramiro Felício, Débora Bevilaqua Grossi   +3 more
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Effects of Total Resistance Exercise versus Physioball Exercise Training Programs on Pain and Functional Disability among Women with Patellofemoral Pain [PDF]

Women’s Health Bulletin, 2020
Background: patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common knee injuries, which is caused by the abnormal position of patella. The present study was conducted to compare the effects of an eight-week training in both Total Resistance ...
Farideh Babakhani, Mona Heydarian, Mohamadreza Hatefi   +2 more
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Influence of patellofemoral pain syndrome on plantar pressure in the foot rollover process during gait

Clinics, 2011
BACKGROUND: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is one of the most common knee disorders among physically active young women. Despite its high incidence, the multifactorial etiology of this disorder is not fully understood.
Sandra Aliberti, Mariana de S.X Costa, Anice de Campos Passaro, Antônio Carlos Arnone, Rogério Hirata, Isabel C. N Sacco   +5 more
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Patella-patellar tendon angle in relation to the medial patellar plica syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and infrapatellar fat pad syndrome

PLoS ONE, 2022
The patella-patellar tendon angle (PPTA) assessing the sagittal patellar tilt was reported to be related with anterior knee pain. Herein, clinical effect of PPTA in patients with medial patellar plica (MPP) syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and ...
Taeho Kim, Jin Kyem Kim, Hong Seon Lee, Dong Kyu Kim   +3 more
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The Efficacy of Insole on Pain, Function and Biomechanics in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome; A Review Article

مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2016
Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (or anterior knee pain) is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions in ‎sport medicine clinics and one of the most common interventions in management of this syndrome is foot insoles.
Tahmoores Tahmasbi, Fatemeh Farazmand, Pegahalsadat Hosseini   +2 more
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Lower Extremity Mechanics and Pathomechanics of People with Patellofemoral Syndrome: A Review [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2023
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to review the research conducted on biomechanical and pathomechanical variables of the limbs of people with patellofemoral syndrome and also to summarize and present information in a useful framework from past ...
Mohsen Barghamdi, Leila Sabouri
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IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF KINESIO VERSUS MCCONNELL TAPING ON PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME DURING FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES- A COMPARATIVE STUDY

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2015
Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a condition presenting with anterior knee pain or pain behind the patella (retro-patellar pain). The purpose of the study is to find the immediate effect of Kinesio taping versus McConnell taping in ...
Sai Kumar .N, Vinod Babu .K, V. R. Ayyappan, Stuti Ragesh Shah   +3 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF PAIN IN THE TREATMENT OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS BY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY

Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Background.  Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a clinical condition characterized by retropatellar and/or peripatellar pain associated with activities associated with stress on the lower extremities (for example, walking, running, jumping, climbing ...
Ulkar Aslan Huseynova, Vasily V. Kozlov
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A Review about Effect of Various Exercise Protocols on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in 2022

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2023
Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders of the knee area. Previous studies have pointed to the positive effects of exercise.
Ebrahim Piri, Amir Ali Jafarnezhadgero, Hamed Ebrahimpour, Ali Nasri   +3 more
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