AİM: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a knee problem, especially frequent in physically active young individuals. set of symptoms rather than specific diagnosis. It adversely affects both the quality life and functional activities patients. The aim this study was to provide researchers clinicians with an information concerning modifiable predictive variables for patellofemoral syndrome, aid deve...

proprioception has been found to have a relation to subjective knee function and patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps) seem to have larger deficits than asymptomatic individuals little is known about whether taping can restore defects in proprioception or by which mechanisms it can improve anterior knee pain. to determine the effect of patellar taping on knee joint proprioception a ...

OBJECTIVE As patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common disorder characterized by multifactorial etiology and whose the most prevalent symptom is a diffuse pain, usually located on the retropatellar region, however, it also shows signs and symptoms that can be related as excessive subtalar pronation, external tibial torsion, patellar displacement alterations, painful range of motion of the...

BACKGROUND Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common clinical presentation. Various neuromuscular factors have been reported to contribute to its aetiology. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review METHODS A literature search was carried out from 1998 up to December 2007. Eligible studies were those that: (1) examined the effects of hip strengthening in subjects with PFPS; (2) examined the effe...

OBJECTIVE There is growing evidence to support the association of gluteal muscle strength deficits in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and the effectiveness of gluteal strengthening when treating PFPS. In additiona, an impressive body of work evaluating gluteal electromyography (EMG) has recently emerged, further supporting the importance of gluteal muscle function in PFPS. ...

CONTEXT Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common conditions limiting athletes. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that dysfunction at the hip may be a contributing factor in PFPS. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (1950-September 2010), CINAHL (1982-September 2010), and SPORTDiscus (1830-September 2010) were searched to identify relevant research to this report. STUDY SE...

CONTEXT Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common overuse injuries. OBJECTIVE To assess the collective evidence of predisposing factors to PFPS. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (1960-June 2010), EMBASE (1980-June 2010), and CINAHL (1982-June 2010). STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if patients were asymptomatic at baseline testing (free of PFPS) and were prospectively followe...