20.500.12556/RUL-137513 Strength, flexibility and postural control of the trunk and lower body in participants with and without patellofemoral pain Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a frequent knee condition. The aim of this study was to investigate strength, flexibility and postural control in people with and without PFP. Fifty-five participants between 14 and 54 years of age (PFP = 18, control group = 37) were included. Strength and flexibility for all trunk, hip, knee and ankle muscle groups were measured along with postural control outcomes. Analyses were conducted based on the “affected” and “non-affected” leg within-group and between-groups. Between-groups analysis demonstrated a statistically lower strength of trunk muscles (range: 35.8–29.3%, p < 0.001), knee extensors (20.8%, p = 0.005) and knee flexors (17.4%, p = 0.020) in PFP participants. Within-group analysis proved an 8.7% (p = 0.018) greater hip internal rotation strength and ankle extension flexibility (p = 0.032) of the “affected side” in PFP participants. This was, to our knowledge, the first study to investigate the strength of all trunk muscle groups. The results indicate that participants with PFP exhibit impaired strength of trunk muscle groups, along with knee muscle deficits, which may present a rehabilitation target. Clinicians should consider implementing trunk strengthening exercises into PFP programs along with knee-targeting exercise programs. anterior knee pain biomechanics trunk hip knee ankle sprednja kolenska bolečina trup kolk biomehanika koleno gleženj true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-06-20 10:30:25 2022-06-20 10:30:25 2022-09-15 04:15:18 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 13 str. iss. 7, art. 3238 Vol. 12 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 612.76 2076-3417 10.3390/app12073238 101970435 applsci-12-03238-v2.pdf applsci-12-03238-v2.pdf 1 8DA3EF138A073F8EE855A350716FA090 aac7d8bfbd02c59a2e1b70c48c53c4bd3ef6462d52c253f948933e3fb57ed90d 711451cd-f073-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157481 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3238 0 0d5c4593-f073-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157480 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0