Patellofemoral pain syndrome. Chondromalacia patellae
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: volunteers are athlete; they have anterior or retro-patellar knee pain at least as long as 1 month; pain during squat, step up and step down, running and jumping; palpation of facet joints are painful. Exclusion criteria: symptoms are initiated less than 1 month; pain is due to trauma; there may ligament laxity or other injury such as ACL injury at the same knee; surgical history during latest 3 month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cop velocity at anterior-posterior and medio-lateral direction. Timepoint: Before intervention and 20 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Based on millimetre per second by force platform.;Reach direction measures at anterior, antero-medial, antero-lateral, medial, lateral, posterior, postero-medial, postero-lateral directions. Timepoint: Before intervention and 20 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Based on centimeter by tape meter.;COP displacement measures at anterior-posterior and medio-lateral direction. Timepoint: Before intervention and 20 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Based on millimetre by force platform. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| COM displacement measures at anterior-posterior and medio-lateral directions. Timepoint: Before intervention and 20 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Based on millimetre calculated by formula. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Rehabilitation collage of Shiraz medical science university