Open AccessKinematics associated with foot pronation in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a case‐control study
Author(s) -
Barton Christian J,
Levinger Pazit,
Webster Kate E,
Menz Hylton B
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-4-s1-o4
Subject(s) - patellofemoral pain syndrome , medicine , forefoot , physical medicine and rehabilitation , foot (prosody) , kinematics , gait , physical therapy , rehabilitation , orthopedic surgery , internal rotation , sports medicine , surgery , linguistics , pathology , classical mechanics , mechanical engineering , engineering , complication , philosophy , physics , alternative medicine
Background Excessive foot pronation during gait is frequently linked to patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) development, due a proposed coupling of increased foot pronation with increased tibial and femoral internal rotation. However, there is a paucity of research which has compared kinematics associated with foot pronation between individuals with PFPS and controls. The aim of this study was to compare forefoot, rearfoot and tibial kinematics associated with foot pronation between individuals with PFPS and controls.