Exercise program helps young females with anterior knee pain
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is characterized by pain around the kneecap that increases with prolonged activity or prolonged sitting. It is more common in females and is associated with weakness of the...
View ArticleElastic resistance training can be effective for treating anterior knee pain
Elastic resistance is often prescribed as part of a rehabilitation program for anterior knee pain (patellofemoral pain syndrome), but its overall efficacy remains unclear. I recently published a...
View ArticleThera-Band exercise program helps reduce knee pain
Patellofemoral pain syndrome results in chronic anterior knee pain, and is often associated with delayed and reduced activation of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) muscle. Therapeutic exercise is...
View ArticleThera-Band Hip Exercise Reduces Anterior Knee Pain
Anterior knee pain is often associated with hip muscle weakness of the abductors, extensors and external rotators. Dr. Vladimir Janda noted these muscles were particularly susceptible to inhibition and...
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