Meta‐analyses showed no significant changes in strength for any of the interventions . •
BACKGROUND : The addition of hip strengthening to knee strengthening for persons with patellofemoral pain has the potential to optimize treatment effects .
OBJECTIVE : To examine the efficacy of hip strengthening , associated or not with knee strengthening , to increase strength , reduce pain , and improve activity in individuals with patellofemoral pain .
Knee complaints seen in general practice: active sport participants versus non-sport participants
Background Since knee complaints are common among athletes and are frequently presented in general practice , it is of interest to investigate the type of knee complaints represented in general practice of athletes in comparison with those of non-athletes . Therefore , the aim of this study is to investigate the differences in type of knee complaints between sport participants , in this study defined as athletes , and non-sport participants , defined as non-athletes , presenting in general practice . Further , differences in the initial policy of the GP , medical consumption , and outcome at one-year follow-up were also investigated . Methods Patients consulting their GP for a new episode of knee complaints were invited to participate in this prospect i ve cohort study . From the total HONEUR knee cohort population ( n = 1068 ) we extracted patients who were athletes ( n = 421 ) or non-athletes ( n = 388 ) . Results The results showed that acute distortions of the knee were significantly more diagnosed in athletes than in non-athletes ( p = 0.04 ) . Further , more athletes were advised by their GP to ' go easy on the knee ' than the non-athletes ( p < 0.01 ) , but no differences were found in number of referrals and medication prescribed by the GP . The medical consumption was significantly higher among athletes ; however , no significant differences were found between the two groups for recovery at one-year follow-up . Conclusion There are no major differences in the diagnosis and prognosis of knee complaints between athletes and non-athletes presented to the GP . This implies that there are no indications for different treatment strategies applied in both groups . However , athletes are more often advised to ' go easy on the knee ' and to rest than non-athletes . Further , there is a trend towards increased medical consumption among athletes while functional disability and pain are lower than among the non-athletes
Meta‐analyses showed no significant changes in strength for any of the interventions . •
BACKGROUND : The addition of hip strengthening to knee strengthening for persons with patellofemoral pain has the potential to optimize treatment effects .
OBJECTIVE : To examine the efficacy of hip strengthening , associated or not with knee strengthening , to increase strength , reduce pain , and improve activity in individuals with patellofemoral pain .