Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Community Health
First Advisor
Gary Brodowicz
Term of Graduation
Fall 1998
Date of Publication
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Health Studies
Department
Community Health
Language
English
Subjects
Women athletes -- Physiology, Knee, Pain, Teenagers
DOI
10.15760/etd.3634
Physical Description
1 online resource (55 pages)
Abstract
Many lower extremity anomalies are linked to an increased incidence of knee pain. A relationship between increased sports participation and knee pain has also been hypothesized. This study examined the relationship between lower extremity anomalies and the level of sports participation to knee pain. Fifty middle and high school female students completed a questionnaire to determine level of sports participation and the presence of knee pain/pathology. Measurements were made of Q angle, iliotibial band flexibility, knee hyperextension, hamstring flexibility, patella alta and calcaneal position. All variables were quantified and correlation coefficients were calculated. Stepwise multiple regression was used to evaluate relationships among the variables. No significant relationships were found between knee pain/pathology and the level of sports participation. No significant relationships were found between knee pain/pathology and the lower extremity measurements.
The anatomical measurements most strongly related to knee pain/pathology were hamstring flexibility of the right leg (r=.27) and the right Q angle (r=.24). The multiple regression analysis revealed 14.7% shared variance between scores on the pain scale and right hamstring flexibility, right i1iotibia1 band flexibility, and left iliotibial band flexibility. The study also indicated the need to standardize measurement techniques and provided additional means and ranges for the lower extremity measurements made. The values found were within the established normal ranges reported in the literature.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40791
Recommended Citation
Seely, Patti J., "The Female Adolescent Knee" (1998). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6498.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3634
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