Perceptions of physiotherapists of their role in reducing pain and increasing, function, strength and flexibility in patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Papadopoulos, Konstantinos 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-8540, Kabir, Russell and Stasinopoulos, Dimitris
(2017)
Perceptions of physiotherapists of their role in reducing pain and increasing, function, strength and flexibility in patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, 4
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ISSN 2055-2386
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(doi:10.7243/2055-2386-4-9)
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Abstract
Study objectives: The purpose of this focus group study was to establish the physiotherapy treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in North-West Wales. In addition the study aimed to report the barriers that stopped physiotherapists from increasing strength and flexibility and the contradictions of physiotherapists’ beliefs regarding their practice.
Methods: The investigation was based on specific and priori designed questions. Two focus groups were conducted, where physiotherapists discussed the results of a feasibility study conducted in their department. 11 hypotheses discussed whilst 13 evidence statements reported by the merger of the answers to the hypotheses. A level of consensus was described using the moderator’s notes.
Results: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome physiotherapy works; not through strength and flexibility but through pain and function improvement. However, this practice often only has a short-term effect.
Conclusions: Group classes and better education on the importance of specific exercises and self-managing should be researched whilst the long-term effect of these treatment components should also be assessed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Article No.: 9 |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > London Sport Institute > Rehabilitation Exercise Science at the London Sport Institute |
| Item ID: | 22519 |
| Notes on copyright: | © 2017 Papadopoulos et al; licensee Herbert Publications Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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| Depositing User: | Kostas Papadopoulos |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2017 15:03 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2022 20:38 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/22519 |
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