Objective: Football players are more likely to suffer from lower limb injuries than other athletes do; at the same time, they need a high level of coordination, postural control, strength and range of motion to achieve optimal performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of six weeks of hamstring eccentric exercises on the postural control and knee joint proprioception in a...

Background and Aim: Knee osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disease that disables affected people. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of local quadriceps vibration in military personnel with moderate knee osteoarthritis. Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 76 military personnel with moderate knee osteoarthritis were studied through simple random sampling...

Objective: The effective variables in maintaining balance come from sensory information that is obtained from sensory-visual, vestibular and visual systems, and is affected by coordination, range of motion and muscle strength. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between neuromuscular mechanisms and the static and dynamic balance of soccer players. Methods: In an analy...

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...

Objectives: Poor dynamic balance may expose an individual to the risk of falling. The role of proprioception systems have been well addressed in the literature; however, majority of previous studies have been conducted in static conditions. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamic postural control of healthy individuals during perturbation on their base of support in eyes op...

Background: Patellofemoral joint disorders are the most common cause of anterior knee pain in patients who referred to orthopedic clinics. Patellar lateralization cause anterior knee pain due to weakness of vastus medialis oblique muscle or tightness of lateral structures like lateral retinaculum or iliotibial band muscle. Materials and Methods: For evaluation of this abnormality, plane radiog...

Background: There are not many reports regarding the treatment approaches of congenital dislocation of the knee in the literature. Therefore, the preferred method of treatment of this rare congenital disease is still controversial. Hereby, we report the treatment outcome of 29 patients admitted in Shafa Yahyaian Hospital during 40 years. Methods: In this retrospective study done in Shafa Yahya...