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Hip strengthening exercises
June 28, 2011
Hip strengthening exercises not only significantly reduce patellofemoral pain (PFP) - a common knee pain experienced by runners - but they also improved runners' gaits, according to Indiana University motion analysis expert Tracy Dierks. "The results [of our study] indicate that the strengthening intervention was successful in reducing pain, which corresponded to improved mechanics," says Dierks. PFP is caused when the thighbone rubs against the back of the kneecap. Runners with PFP typically do not feel pain when they begin running but as the run progresses the pain begins - and it gets increasingly worse. Once the run stops the pain goes away almost immediately. Dierks said studies indicate that PFP essentially wears away cartilage and can have the same effect as osteoarthritis.
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