Open AccessSagittal Plane Trunk Posture Influences Patellofemoral Joint Stress During Running
Author(s) -
HsiangLing Teng,
Christopher M. Powers
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy/journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1938-1344
pISSN - 0190-6011
DOI - 10.2519/jospt.2014.5249
Subject(s) - trunk , sagittal plane , medicine , patellofemoral joint , ground reaction force , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biomechanics , kinematics , orthodontics , physical therapy , anatomy , patella , physics , ecology , classical mechanics , biology
Cross-sectional, repeated-measures. Objectives To examine the association between sagittal plane trunk posture and patellofemoral joint (PFJ) stress, and to determine whether modifying sagittal plane trunk posture influences PFJ stress during running.