Trial reportJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2024
Effect of adding short foot exercise to hip and knee focused exercises in treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
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Effect of Adding Short Foot Exercise to Hip and Knee Focused Exercises in Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of the Association between Changes in Muscle Strength and Clinical Outcome Changes in Patellofemoral Pain.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of foot core training combined with hip and knee strengthening on patients with patellofemoral pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- 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.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effects of functional strength training on pain, function, and lower extremity biomechanics in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Trial
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- Cadence Control Training Alters Patellofemoral Joint Mechanics and Lower-Limb Joint Work Distribution in Runners.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2026Article
- Effect of isometric exercise on knee pain perception among old people with osteoarthritis.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome based on biomechanical monitoring and intervention: a single-center, prospective, interventional cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- The patellar compression angle: a new, accurate diagnostic angle for lateral patellar compression syndrome.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPatellofemoral pain syndrome is considered a common cause of anterior knee pain that could disturb function and limit daily activities. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of adding short foot exercise on pain, function, balance, and hip abductors, and quadriceps muscles strength in the treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
methodsTwenty-eight male and female patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome with age ranged from 18 to 35 years old participated in this study. They were equally and randomly assigned into two groups; the study group which received short foot exercise in addition to hip and knee exercises (n = 14) and thecontrol group which received hip and knee exercises only (n = 14). Participants received their interventions during 6 consecutive weeks (12 sessions). Pain intensity, function, abductors quadriceps muscle strength, and balance were assessed using the Visual Analog Scale, anterior knee pain scale (AKPS), hand-held dynamometer, and the Biodex Balance System respectively. All measurements were taken before and after 6 weeks of intervention in both groups. Multivariate analysis of variance was performed to compare the within and between groups effects for measured variables.
resultsThe within-group comparison showed significant improvement in pain severity, function, balance, and hip abductors, and quadriceps muscles strength in both groups post-treatment compared with pre-treatment. Between groups analysis, however, showed no significant statistical difference between both groups in all variables, except in pain, function, and mediolateral stability which showed better improvement compared to the control group.
conclusionsAdding short foot exercise to hip and knee exercises improved pain, function, and mediolateral stability in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
trial registrationclinicaltrials.gov. NO: NCT05383781. Date 19/ 5/2022.
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