No deficit in hip isometric strength or concentric endurance in young females with mild patellofemoral pain.

Aidan McMoreland, Kieran O'Sullivan, David Sainsbury, Amanda Clifford, Karen McCreesh

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Abstract

Previous research has linked deficits in hip muscle strength and endurance to patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). This study investigated if females with mild PFPS displayed hip isometric strength and endurance deficits compared to uninjured controls. Hip abduction, internal rotation (IR) and external rotation (ER) were assessed using an isokinetic dynamometer in 12 females with PFPS and 12 age- and gender-matched controls. Independent t-tests were used to examine between-group differences and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient examined the relationship between isometric strength and endurance. No significant between-group differences for IR, ER and abduction strength or endurance were found (all p > 0.05). Strength and endurance measurements showed significant moderate correlations for abduction (R =0.496, p =0.014) and ER (R =0.592, p =0.002) only. The PFPS subjects had mild pain (Numerical Rating Scale: mean 1.3 cm) and disability (Anterior Knee Pain Scale: mean 81/100), which may
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)117 - 125
JournalIsokinetics and Exercise Science
Volume19
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome -- Physiopathology
  • Hip -- Physiology
  • Muscle Strength -- Evaluation
  • Physical Endurance -- Evaluation
  • Concentric Contraction -- Physiology
  • Female
  • Abduction
  • Rotation
  • Dynamometry
  • T-Tests
  • Adult
  • Pain Measurement
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Isokinetic Exercises
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
  • Range of Motion
  • Unpaired T-Tests
  • Mann-Whitney U Test
  • Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
  • Data Analysis Software
  • Questionnaires
  • Scales

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