Physical therapy alters recruitment of the vasti in patellofemoral pain syndrome

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1879-1885

  Cowan, Sallie M ^a,b,c   Bennell, Kim L ^a,b,c   Crossley, Kay M ^a,b,c   Hodges, Paul W ^a,b,c   McConnell, Jenny ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c McConnell and Clements Physiotherapy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Stair stepping; Treatment; Vastus medialis oblique

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PAIN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0036899070     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200212000-00004     Document Type: Article

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