COMPARISON OF ISOMETRIC ANKLE STRENGTH BETWEEN FEMALES WITH AND WITHOUT PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

Thiago Yukio Fukuda²  Eduardo Magalhães³  Flavio Fernandes Bryk²  Ana Paula de Moura Campos Carvalho e Silva¹ 

[1] Universidade de São Paulo, Physical Therapy Department, São Paulo, Brazil;Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Physical Therapy Department, São Paulo, Brazil;Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

关键词: Ankle;    handheld dynamometer;    knee;    patella;    strength;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: American Physical Therapy Association

【 摘 要 】

Proximal and distal influences on the knee may be related as etiological factors of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). The distal factors include subtalar excessive pronation as well as medial tibia rotation, but no study has investigated whether ankle weakness could lead to alterations that influence the patellofemoral joint. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare the ankle dorsiflexor and invertor muscles strength, as well as rearfoot eversion and the Navicular Drop Test (NDT) in females with PFPS to a control group of females of similar demographics without PFPS.

【 授权许可】

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