Identification of Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Whose Symptoms Improved after a Combined Program of Foot Orthosis Use and Modified Activity: A Preliminary Investigation

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-61

  Sutlive, Thomas G ^a,b   Mitchell, Scott D ^c   Maxfield, Stephanie N ^d   McLean, Cynthia L ^e   Neumann, Jon C ^f   Swiecki, Christine R ^g   Hall, Robert C ^h   Bare, Anthony C ⁱ   Flynn, Timothy W ^j  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Army Medical Department Center & School   (United States)

^c Federal Medical Center Devens   (United States)

^d Federal Medical Center Carswell   (United States)

^e 67th Combat Support Hospital   (Germany)

^f Ireland Army Community Hospital   (United States)

^g WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Ramstein Air Force Base   (Germany)

ⁱ US Army World Class Athlete Program   (United States)

^j REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Knee pain; Orthotics; Patellofemoral; Physical examination; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORTHOSIS; ORTHOTICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0347990549     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.1.49     Document Type: Article

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