The effect of medial patellar taping on pain, strength and neuromuscular recruitment in subjects with and without patellofemoral pain

Physiotherapy

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-52

  Keet, Janet H L ^a   Gray, Janine ^a   Harley, Yolande ^a   Lambert, Mike I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Force; Knee; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NOCICEPTION; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33847016980     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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