fa مقایسه‌ی قدرت عضلات هسته و تعادل پویا در بیماران مبتلا به سندرم درد پتلافمورال و افراد سالم کارآزمایی بالینی Clinical Trials <p style="text-align: justify;"><a><strong><em>Background</em></strong></a><a href="#_msocom_1" id="_anchor_1" name="_msoanchor_1">[G1]</a>&nbsp;<strong><em> and Objective:</em></strong> Posterolateral hip musculature weakness and impaired knee joint proprioception can be seen in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). The aim of this study was to investigate core muscle strength and dynamic balance in such patients and to compare them with healthy individuals.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Materials and Methods:</em></strong> Thirty-two individuals (Mean &plusmn; SD: Age 25.3&plusmn;3.9 yrs.; Height 178.6&plusmn;8.7 cm; Weight 82.4&plusmn;8.9 kg); including 16 patients with PFPS and 16 healthy persons entered in our study. Bent knee lowering test and Y balance test were utilized to evaluate core muscle strength and dynamic balance. To analyze the data, Independent Samples t Test was used.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Results:</em></strong> The average core muscle strength was significantly higher in healthy subjects compared to the patients with PFPS (<em>P</em><0.01); however, despite the better dynamic balance scores in anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions in healthy individuals compared to the patients, this difference was not significant (<em>P</em>>0.05).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> Compared to healthy controls, core muscle strength was weakened in patients with PFPS. There was no difference in dynamic balance between such patients and healthy individuals.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p> <div> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" > <div> <div id="_com_1"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_msocom_1"></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"></p></div> </div> </div> Keywords: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Core Muscles, Dynamic Balance, Bent Knee Lowering Test, Y Balance Test 107 119 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4-990&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Vahid Sobhani وحید سبحانی 5200319475328460053652 5200319475328460053652 No Dept. Exercise Phyisology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بقیه الله الاعظم Vahid Mazloum وحید مظلوم Vahid.mazloum@yahoo.com 5200319475328460053653 5200319475328460053653 Yes Dept. of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran دانشگاه شهید یاهنر کرمان