Is motor control of the vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis muscles disrupted during eccentric contractions in subjects with patellofemoral pain?
The activation amplitudes of the vastus medialis oblique and vastus lateralis muscles of subjects with patellofemoral pain are consistent with a laterally tracking patella during eccentric contractions.
Those referred for thyroid function tests, although no more likely than others to have hypothyroidism, have high rates of psychological distress. When mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism is detected in patients with psychological distress, it is important that GPs are aware that this is likely to be coincidental rather than causal and offer appropriate treatment.