Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common knee injuries that accounted for between 25-40% of all knee problems presenting to sports medicine centers. Two treatment methods of bracing and taping are recommended in these patients that their effectiveness are unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the two treatment methods on knee three-dim...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dynamic knee valgus during overhead squat, on hip and ankle joints muscle strength and range of motion in basketball players. Methods: In this study, 35 healthy basketball players (with the mean age of 20.98± 1.99, height 183.27 ± 6.64 cm and mass 75.31 ± 9.24 kg), in the control group (n = 18) and dynam...

Aims: Research has shown that most of the elderly suffer from knee osteoarthritis. Massage therapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods that according to studies can be used to relieve the symptoms caused by knee osteoarthritis in the elderly. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of reaching a comprehensive view on massage therapy in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoa...

 Aims and background:  The aim of this study was to determine the effects of isolated and combined use of valgus knee braces and lateral wedge foot orthotics on the frequency spectrum of ground reaction forces generated in the knee by the gait of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Materials and methods: 24 males (age: 62.1 ± 2.0 years( with varus knee malalignment and symptomatic medial compart...

  Introduction: Concurrent pain in the knee joint and its-related muscles is expectable in patients with sacroiliac dysfunction. However, the association between the severity of knee pain and the level of sacroiliac dysfunction is still unclear. The present study aimed to determine the association between the severity of sacroiliac dysfunction and the severity of pain due to involveme...

Aim: Knee arthroplasty is one of the best treatments to reduce pain and improve quality of life in cases of osteoarthritis resistant to osteoarthritis, however since it is an offensive act and delayed arthroplasty may lead to unwanted side effects after surgery. Therefore, the correct and timely selection of the patient for knee arthroplasty is important so it is necessary to collect standard a...

Background and Aims: the use of knee orthosis changes the mechanics of running. One of the important biomechanical factors in rehabilitation and injury prevention is co-contraction of knee and ankle joints. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of knee orthosis on changes in the contraction of knee and ankle muscles during running in people with genu varum. Mat...