The biomechanics of step descent under different treatment modalities used in patellofemoral pain

Gait and Posture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 258-263

  Selfe, James ^a   Richards, Jim ^a   Thewlis, Dominic ^a   Kilmurray, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Orthotics; Patellofemoral pain; Step descent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNEE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH; TORSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MOVEMENT; PATELLA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38049003983     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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