Effect of Hip Abductor Strengthening on Knee Disability in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Benish Aslam; Nishat Quddus; Supriya Bali; Sohrab A. Khan; Deepak Malhotra

Volume : III, Issue : XI, November - 2014

Effect of Hip Abductor Strengthening on Knee Disability in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Benish Aslam, Nishat Quddus, Supriya Bali, Sohrab A. Khan, Deepak Malhotra

Abstract :

This paper talks about the effectiveness of hip abductor strengthening exercises on knee disability in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. The study was conducted on 30 patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome at Physiotherapy Department, Majeedia Hospital, Jamia Hamdard; New Delhi, India. In the study; Group A (Experimental) received Conventional treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Close chain kinetic semisquat quadriceps strengthening protocol & Hip abductor Strengthening and Group B (Control) received only Close chain kinetic semisquat quadriceps strengthening protocol. The knee disability was measured using Anterior knee Pain Scale (AKPS). The addition of hip abductor strengthening to close chain kinetic semisquat exercises has shown greater improvement in the isometric strength and function as compared to using only close chain kinetic semisquat exercises over a 3 week period in Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) patients.