INFLUENCE OF THE COMPLEX CORRECTION TECHNIQUE TO STRENGTH OF THE QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE OF PATIENTS WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME

In 40 patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome, before and after the course of treatment, the strength indices of the hip muscles were studied by isokinetic dynamometry, as well as the severity of the pain syndrome in the knee joint and the lumbosacral spine according to the visual analogue scale. The patients of the main group (n = 20) used the technique of complex correction of the pelvic region and lower limb, which was mainly aimed at stabilizing the lumbosacral spine. Patients of the control group (n = 20) performed therapeutic gymnastics aimed at training the muscles of only the interested lower limb. The treatment was performed on an outpatient basis daily for 21 days. After the course of treatment in patients of the main group, the strengths of the quadriceps femoris were significantly higher (p < 0.05), and the degree of pain in the knee joint and lumbar spine was significantly lower (p < 0.05). The obtained data confirm the necessity and expediency of including exercises for stabilization of the lumbosacral spine in the rehabilitation program for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

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