Conservative treatment of patellofemoral pain: effectiveness of strength exercises compared to other treatments. a systematic review with meta-analysis.

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil · 2025 · PMC12533450 · PMID 41107977

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

The mean difference in pre-post treatment pain in favour of the intervention was 0.8 VAS/NRS points at 8–12 weeks with statistical significance albeit with a decreasing trend compared to the first evaluation at 4–6 weeks.

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