Another issue that is related with PT, is weakness of the hip extensors. If weakness of the hip extensors is indeed present, literature has shown that it is likely that there is an increase on the knee extensors to dissipate the ground reaction forces during jump landings.
The current case report describes hip muscle strengthening and altering jump landing strategy as an approach to alter pain and function of a volleyball athlete with PT.
The patient experienced immediate pain relief after altering the jump-landing strategy. After 8 weeks, the patient had fully recovered. It is important to realize that this study only focused on 1 patient, during intake and assessment it is important to investigate what the individual factors are for PT. Moreover, it should be taken into account that the lower extremity and the trunk function as a kinetic chain and that PT almost always occurs in combination with dysfunctions of other more or less adjacent structures.
> From: Scattone Silva et al., J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 45 (2017-03-22 06:30:06) 899-909 . All rights reserved to Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Click here for the online summary.
