title: Intra- and Inter-session Reliability of Static and Dynamic Postural Control in Participants with and without Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the intra- and inter-session reliability of balance performance in people with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and matched controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this methodological study, single-leg-stance performance of 15 participants with unilateral PFPS and 15 healthy matched controls was assessed using the Biodex Balance System (BBS) under 4 task difficulty levels (static and dynamic, with and without visual feedback). Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs), standard errors of measurement, and coefficients of variation were calculated for the overall stability index, anterior-posterior stability index, and medial-lateral stability index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Static and dynamic postural performance during single-leg stance showed moderate to very high reliability in the PFPS group (ICCs=0.53-0.96) and in healthy control participants (ICCs=0.51-0.91). Both measures were more reliable with eyes closed than with eyes open.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BBS stability indices appear to have acceptable reliability in people with PFPS, particularly in more challenging conditions, and may be incorporated into the evaluation and rehabilitation of this patient group.
authors.affiliation: Physiotherapy Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran.
authors.forename: Behnam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akhbari
authors.affiliation: Physiotherapy Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran.
authors.forename: Mahyar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salavati
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation, The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Farshid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Physiotherapy Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran; Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center, Rehabilitation Faculty, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ziaeddin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Safavi-Farokhi
keywords: Biodex Balance System; patellofemoral pain syndrome; postural balance; reproducibility of results
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