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lateralis imbalance. The authors concluded that there was some evidence that exercise is effective in the treatment of PFPS, but again did not single out specific exercises. Four randomized studies (n=179) showed no difference in pain reduction with closed kinetic chain exercises (weight bearing or foot in contact with ground; eg, squats) versus open kinetic chain exercises (non–weight bearing; eg, leg extensions). In 2008, a randomized controlled pilot study with 14 participants (10 women, 4 men) found that adding hip abductor and external rotator strengthening to knee extensor strengthening improved perceived pain symptoms on a 10-cm visual analog scale during 6 functional activities (mean decrease 3.6 vs 2.01; P<.05). No larger RCTs yet exist.