OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of posterolateral hip muscle strengthening versus quadriceps strengthening in reducing pain and improving health status in persons with patellofemoral pain (PFP). DESIGN Comparative control trial. SETTING Rehabilitation facility. PARTICIPANTS Persons with a diagnosis of PFP (N=36; 18 men, 18 women). INTERVENTIONS Patients were alternately assigned to a ...

CLINICAL SCENARIO Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common disorders affecting the lower extremities. To improve function and decrease pain, affected individuals often undergo a guided rehabilitation program. Traditional programs have concentrated on quadriceps strengthening and other knee-focused exercises, but recent literature suggests that adding hip-muscle strengthenin...

OBJECTIVES Typical rehabilitation programs following total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty include joint range of motion and muscle-strengthening exercises. Balance and balance exercises following total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty have not received much attention. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an intervention of balance exercises added to a typ...

the effect of balanced exercises on balance level of elderly in nursing homes    mehdizadeh mollabashi l [1] *, safavy bayat z [2] , yagmaey f [3] , mehrabyy [4]    received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011   abstract  background & aims: as people grow older a number of physiological changes occur. furthermore, low muscle strength is a risk factor for falls in older people. this study aimed...

Introduction Gluteus Maximus (GMax) and Gluteus Medius (GMed) muscles are commonly weakened in hip osteoarthritis (OA), and functional weight-bearing (WB) exercises are frequently prescribed for gluteal strengthening. Muscle activity as an indicator of muscle recruitment can be measured using electromyography (EMG), with recruitment of >45% maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) require...

BACKGROUND Lower limb strengthening exercises are an important component of the treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Strengthening the hip abductor and adductor muscles may influence joint loading and/or OA-related symptoms, but no study has evaluated these hypotheses directly. The aim of this randomised, single-blind controlled trial is to determine whether hip abductor and adductor muscle ...

Background: Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is one of the two most common tendinopathies of the upper limb. An exercise programme consisting of static stretching exercises, isometric and concentric-eccentric training has been recommended for the management of LET. Based mainly on clinical experience, rotator cuff and scapular musculature weakness in LET patients is commonly addressed increasin...

Background & Objective:  Hyper- kyphosis negatively affects health status, physical mobility, and quality of life. Corrective exercise interventions are often utilized to manage subjects with thoracic hyper-hypnosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of multimodal spine strengthening exercises (spinal strengthening, spinal alignment and other such exercises for incr...

BACKGROUND Walking speed seems to be related to aerobic capacity, lower limb strength, and functional mobility, however it is not clear whether there is a direct relationship between improvement in muscle strength and gait performance in early postmenopausal women. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of muscle strengthening exercises on the performance of the 6-minute walk test in women within 5...