Gluteus medius electromyographic activation pattern during weight-bearing functional tasks in females with and without patellofemoral pain

Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP)0 个研究点目标入组 19 人开始时间: 2010年2月3日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•Inclusion criteria for the patellofemoral pains syndrome (PFPS) group will be as follow: (1) anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least three of the following activities: ascending/descending stairs, squatting, running, kneeling, hopping/jumping and prolonged sitting; (2) insidious onset of symptoms being unrelated to a traumatic incident; (3) pain during at least four weeks; and (4) the presence of pain on palpation of the patellar facets, on stepping down from a 25-cm step, or during a double-legged squat.

•Subjects from both the PFPS and control groups will be excluded if they show signs or symptoms of any of the following: (1) meniscal or other intra-articular pathological conditions; (2) cruciate or collateral ligament involvement; (3) tenderness of the patellar tendon, iliotibial band, or pes anserinus tendons; (4) patellar apprehension sign; (5) Osgood-Schlatter or Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndromes; (6) hip pain; (7) back pain; (8) sacroiliac joint pain; (9) history of patellar dislocation; (10) evidence of a knee joint effusion; or (11) previous surgery of the patellofemoral joint.

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Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP)