McConnell taping shifts the patella inferiorly in patients with patellofemoral pain: A dynamic magnetic resonance imaging study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 411-419

  Derasari, Aditya ^a   Brindle, Timothy J ^b   Alter, Katharine E ^b,c,d   Sheehan, Frances T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins Health System Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TAPE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC TAPE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME;

EID: 77949582641     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080365     Document Type: Article

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