Influence of patellofemoral bracing on pain, knee extensor torque, and gait function in females with patellofemoral pain

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Powers, Christopher M ^a   Doubleday, Kathryn L ^b   Escudero, Carina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pacific Therapy Services   (United States)

^c Escudero Physical Therapy at AIM Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TORQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BRACES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749148198     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980701665793     Document Type: Article

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