patellofemoral pain syndrome. other disorders of patella
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: subjects 18-45 y age; insidious onset of symptoms not related to trauma; peripatellar or retropatellar knee pain during at least 2 of activities of stair climbing, hopping, running, squatting, kneeling and prolonged sitting; presence of pain at least 4 weeks; presense of pain at least 30 minutes per day most days of week; pain with compression on the patella; pain on palpation of patellar facets; pain level 3 of a 10-cm visual analog scale Exclusion criteria: meniscal, ligamentus or cartilage injury; patellar tendon, ilotibial band or pesanserine tenderness; evidence of effusion; hip or lumbar referred pain; history of recurrent patellar subluxation or dislocation; patellar fracture; prolonged use of anti inflammatory drug or corticosteroid; history of head injury or vestibular disorder within the last 6 months; pregnancy; trauma to knee joint; history of lower extremity surgery; osgood-schlatter or sinding-larsen-johanssen syndromes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Subjective function. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: kujala scale.;Objective function. Timepoint: before and after intervetion. Method of measurement: performance functional test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Muscloskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center