Health Condition 1: M222- Patellofemoral disorders
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A history of unilateral anterior knee pain located around or behind the patella and lasting for more than 3 months. 2. The ability to participate in normal daily activities. 3. Pain at rest, during daily activities (such as knee bends or walking on stairs), or when performing sports or exercise activities. 4. Having symptoms that worsened with at least 2 of the following activities: stair climbing, squatting, kneeling, or sitting for a long time with knee flexed. 5. Positive signs on the following clinical tests: patellar tilt test or patellar compression test. 6. No symptoms in the other leg, which will be used as an asymptomatic control.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known intra-articular disorders such as meniscal or cruciate ligament injuries. 2. Previous surgery or trauma in the lower extremities. 3. Knee injection during the last 3 months. 4. History of spine surgeries. 5. Apparent movement limitation of the spine, knee, or hip joint. 6. Other major health conditions, such as a malignancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. FEMORAL SLUMP TEST 2. PRONE KNEE BEND TEST 3. MODIFIED OBER TEST 4. 90-90 STRAIGHT LEG RAISING TEST 5. SILFVERSKIOLD TEST 6. THOMAS TEST 7. DYNAMOMETRY FOR MUSCLE STRENGTH ASSESSMENT 8. INTERMALLEOLAR DISTANCE(IMD) 9. MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH ANGLE(MLAA)Timepoint: baseline assessment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NA | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Munira Sathaliyawala
Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy
Outcome results
None listed