Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
A:Hip-knee muscle strengthening training
B:Hip-knee muscle strengthening training combined with whole-body vibration training
Sponsors
Guangzhou Sport University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1).Aged from 18 to 40 years; 2). Knee pain = 3 month, and VAS =3; 3).Reporting anterior or retropatellar knee pain at least in two of the activities of stair-climbing, jumping, running, squatting, kneeling, prolonged sitting; 4).At least two of the tests being positive: step down eccentric test, patellar edges tenderness test, patellar grinding and apprehension tests.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1). Severe injury or pathological changes in knee structures such as ligament, meniscus, patellar tendon, iliotibial tract, articular capsule, articular fold; 2). History of severe trauma or surgery in the knee or lower extremity; 3). History of dislocation or sublaxation of the patella; 4). Previously diagnosed as Osgood-Schlatter disease or Siding-Larsen-Johanssen syndrome; 5).effusion of knee joint; 6). Combined with severe cardiovascular disease, tumor, gallstone or kidney stone, severe disc or spinal lesion, wearing pacemaker, epilepsy, fresh fracture or surgery, acute arthritis. 7). Pregnancy or lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score;Anterior Knee Pain Scale;SF-36;Adverse events; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lower limb muscle sEMG signal;Lower limb biomechanical index;Static global postural index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHou Xiaohui
Guangzhou Sport University
Outcome results
None listed