patellofemoral pain syndrome. Chondromalacia patellae
Conditions
Interventions
intervention for both healthy and patient groups: participants will be under an uexpected perturbation which is applied by a 1kg ball to their illium, with an energy equal to 20 percent of each perso
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Iinclusion criteria: Women 18 to 40 years with anterior knee pain in one side; anterior or retropatellar knee pain reported on at least two of the following activities: running, prolonged sitting, stairs ascent, squatting, running, kneeling and hopping/jumping; tenderness with posteromedial or posterolateral patellar facets palpation; an average pain level of 3 to 6 cm on a 10 cm visual analogue Scale in resistive knee extension; insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident andexistence of symptoms for at least 3 months; positive patellar grind test; FIQ above 11 Exclusion criteria: History of patellar dislocation; Lesions of articular cartilage; osteoarthritis; spine and hip pain and referred pain from these areas; knee deviations; inflammatory joint diseases during the last 1 year; abnormal medial longitudinal arch; pregnancy;central nervous system diseases; bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome; metabolic diseases like diabetes and RA; professional athletes (who participate in a sport at least 2 hours a day and 3 times a week regularly
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Electromyographic activation. Timepoint: from 5s before to 10s after the intervention. Method of measurement: electromyography system. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Rojhani Shirazi
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed