Abstract
Association between lower extremity movement compensations in the presence of PFPS among female collegiate football athletes: a cross sectional study
Highlights
Fifteen to fifty percent of all sports injuries commonly occur in the knee joint
This study aims to associate the presentation of different movement compensations at the different body segments such as the hip, knee, and foot with the presence of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) among female collegiate football players at the University of Santo Tomas
There was no direct association found between movement compensations and PFPS in dynamic and transitional assessments among female collegiate football players in this study
Summary
Fifteen to fifty percent of all sports injuries commonly occur in the knee joint. Active women are more susceptible to Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) than men. Conclusion: There was no direct association found between movement compensations and PFPS in dynamic and transitional assessments among female collegiate football players in this study. Fifteen to fifty percent of the entire sports injuries commonly occur in the knee joint,[3], especially in those that deal with running and jumping since the force affecting this joint, can reach up to ten times of the person’s body mass.[1] History of knee injury is a determining factor for the development of the most common knee injury known as Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) or Anterior Knee Pain (AKP).[4] In a systematic review, it was stated that PFPS is historically described as chondromalacia, which is associated with patellar pain, surrounding retinaculum, and anterior aspect of the knee.[5, 6]
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