ReviewJournal of pain research2021
Trunk, Hip and Knee Exercise Programs for Pain Relief, Functional Performance and Muscle Strength in Patellofemoral Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of a Mobile Multidisciplinary Digital Therapeutics App for Patellofemoral Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- The application of a digital therapeutic reveals superior outcome compared to standard care in patients with anterior knee pain-a randomized controlled trial.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Trial
- Conservative treatment of patellofemoral pain: effectiveness of strength exercises compared to other treatments. a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Biokinetic Profiles in Patellofemoral Pain Patients During a Step-Down Task: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Lateral patellar tilting can also result in cartilage lesions of tibial plateau - the characteristic features of excessive lateral pressure syndrome: a retrospective study of 141 cases.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivePrevious research suggests that muscle strength exercise is the most effective rehabilitation methods in patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP). This systematic review with meta-analysis compared the effects of Hip&Knee, Hip-only and Knee-only exercise programs on pain relief, muscle strength, and functional performance in patients with PFP.
methodsLiterature searches of PubMed, PEDro and CINAHL databases revealed twenty-one studies included in the final descriptive review, thirteen of which were included in the meta-analysis. Data extraction included baseline and post-intervention means and standard deviations of all eligible outcome measures both for the intervention and control groups, participants baseline demographics and intervention characteristics.
resultsThe results showed that Hip&Knee and Hip-only exercise programs were comparatively effective, while the Knee-only exercise programs proved to be inferior to the above-mentioned approaches. The Hip&Knee exercise programs showed the greatest pain relief (mean difference = -1.71 (-3.11, -0.30); p = 0.02; I
conclusionOverall, Hip&Knee exercise programs appear to reduce pain and improve function more than other exercise programs and could be used as a primary rehabilitation approach in patients with PFP. However, the difference between the subgroups in most outcome measures suggests that Hip&Knee exercise programs are no more effective than Hip-only exercise programs.
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