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Exercise therapy improves pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome
March 2013
Exercise therapy improves pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial
BMJ. 2009 Oct 20;339:b4074. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4074.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
131 suffering from a new episode of patellofemoral syndrome were randomized to receive either supervised exercise therapy or usual care (wait- and-see approach). This study was designed to compare these two common treatments for patellofemoral syndrome and to determine which was superior. The results from this study indicated that supervised exercise therapy produces improved functional and pain s...
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