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 .
The effect of hip and knee exercises on pain, function, and strength in patientswith patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND / AIM The role of hip muscles in the rehabilitation of patellofemoral pain syndrome has recently received interest . The aim of this study was to compare the efficiencies of hip exercises alongside knee exercises versus only knee exercises on pain , function , and isokinetic muscle strength in patients with this syndrome . MATERIAL S AND METHODS Fifty-five young female patients ( mean age : 34.1 ± 6.2 years ; mean BMI : 25.9 ± 3.9 kg/m2 ) with patellofemoral pain syndrome were included . The patients were r and omized into groups of hip- and -knee exercises and knee-only exercise programs for 6 weeks with a total of 30 sessions at the clinic . Both groups were evaluated before therapy , after 6 weeks of a supervised exercise program , and after 6 weeks of an at-home exercise program . The outcome measures were muscle strength , pain , and both subjective and objective function . RESULTS The improvements of the patients in the hip- and -knee exercise group were better than in patients of the knee-only exercise group in terms of scores of pain relief ( P < 0.001 ) and functional gain ( P = 0.002 ) after 12 weeks . CONCLUSION We suggest additional hip-strengthening exercises to patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome in order to decrease pain and increase functional status
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 .