Visuomotor reaction time difference between patellofemoral pain syndrome and healthy individuals: Cross-sectional study

Although many studies indicated a decreased reaction time in post-traumatic complaints including ACL injury, no study has been devoted to measure reaction time in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). The purpose of the present study was to compare the visuomotor reaction time between P...

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Published in:Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2021-07, Vol.27, p.274-280
Main Authors: Nazary-Moghadam, Salman, Imani, Esmaeel, Sayyed Hosseinian, Sayyed Hadi, Zeinalzadeh, Afsaneh, Karimpour, Samira, Negahban, Hosein
Format: Article
Language:English
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Knee
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Reaction time
Visuomotor tests
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Summary:Although many studies indicated a decreased reaction time in post-traumatic complaints including ACL injury, no study has been devoted to measure reaction time in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). The purpose of the present study was to compare the visuomotor reaction time between PFPS and healthy individuals. Twenty five patients with PFPS (20 women and 5 men, mean age 29.28 years, SD 5.59) and 25 healthy controls (19 women, 6 men, mean age 29.32, years SD 5.30) were recruited in the present study. The dependent variables were upper extremity reaction time, upper extremity error rate, knee extension reaction time in both involved and non-involved legs, plantar flexion reaction time in both involved and non-involved legs. The results of one-way multiple analysis of variance showed that patients with PFPS had slower upper extremity reaction time (P=0.047, Effect size (ES)=0.39) and plantar flexion reaction time (symptomatic side) (P
ISSN:1360-8592
1532-9283
DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.02.025