Adding hip or ankle moves to knee exercises eases pain in women with Runner's knee
NCT ID NCT07210060
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding hip or ankle exercises to standard knee strengthening could help women with patellofemoral pain syndrome (anterior knee pain). Forty-five female recreational athletes aged 20-40 completed an 8-week telehealth-supervised program. Both the hip-plus-knee and ankle-plus-knee exercise groups showed similar improvements in pain and movement control compared to a stretching-only group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise therapy (knee strengthening plus hip or ankle exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If confirmed, this could point toward more effective exercise programs for women with anterior knee pain, reducing pain and improving function without surgery or drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 45 participants, all female recreational athletes. Results may not apply to men, non-athletes, or people with different types of knee pain. The study did not test long-term outcomes.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nai-Jen Chang
Tainan, Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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