Immediate effects of a distal gait modification during stair descent in individuals with patellofemoral pain.

CONCLUSION: The distal gait modification session changed the lower extremity kinetic chain strategy of movement, increasing foot and ankle movement contribution and decreasing knee contribution to the task. An immediate decrease in patellofemoral pain intensity during stair descent was also observed. To emphasize forefoot landing may be a useful intervention to immediately relieve pain in patients with patellofemoral pain during stair descent. Clinical studies are needed to verify the gait modification session effects in medium and long terms.
PMID: 29791252 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - May 23, 2018 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Aliberti S, Mezêncio B, Amadio AC, Serrão JC, Mochizuki L Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research