[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the differences in dynamic postural control during
forward step down (FSD) task in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).
[Participants and Methods] Sixty-eight participants (34 males and 34 females) were divided
into the following 2 groups: 34 PFPS patients (17 males and 17 females) and 34 healthy
controls (17 males and 17 females). Each participant performed FSD task from a height of
20 cm. A force platform was used to extract the center of pressure parameters during FSD
task for calculation of time to stabilization (TTS) in the anterior-posterior (A/P) and
medial-lateral (M/L) direction. [Results] PFPS group took longer time to stabilize than
the healthy control group in A/P and M/L directions. A main effect for direction was
found, and this indicated that the A/P TTS of 8.43 ± 0.79s was longer than the M/L TTS of
5.56 ± 1.95s in healthy participants and A/P TTS of 9.09 ± 0.82s was longer than the M/L
TTS of 7.15 ± 2.11s in PFPS. [Conclusion] These findings suggest that dynamic postural
control can be affected in PFPS patients.
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