Iliotibial band tightness and patellofemoral pain syndrome: A case-control study

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-151

  Hudson, Zoe ^a   Darthuy, Emma ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON BRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; ITB; Ober test; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIBIA;

EID: 60649115647     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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