Publications by authors named "Alaa Eldin Balbaa"
Article Synopsis
- Patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PF OA) is a common and debilitating condition, but the risk factors for its development and worsening are not well understood.
- This study aimed to compare the muscular activation strategies used by women with PF OA when descending stairs to those of healthy women of similar age.
- Results indicated that while most muscle activation patterns were similar, women with PF OA exhibited a significant delay in gluteus medius activation; further research is needed to explore the multifactorial causes of PF OA.
Background: Patellofemoral osteoarthritis is a common presentation in the outpatients' physical therapy clinics. The muscle imbalance between the vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis muscles is one of the main factors that lead to the development of this condition.
Objective: To compare the effect of a squatting versus squatting with hip adduction in management of patellofemoral osteoarthritis.