Patellofemoral pain syndrome. Patellofemoral disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: Thirty minutes of hip and knee strengthening each session. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Thirty minutes of hip and knee strengthening with internal instruction exe
Sponsors
Kharazmi University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: they had anterior knee pain for at least 3 months reported increase pain for 2 or more activities These activities included ascending and descending stairs, squatting, kneeling, long periods of sitting pain on palpation of the medial and/or lateral facet of the patella. positive Clarc Test
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: neurological disorder injury to the hip, ankle, or lumbosacral region heart condition previous surgery involving the lower extremities if theywere pregnant other knee pathologies, such as patellar instability,patellofemoral dysplasia, meniscal or ligament tears those who exhibited a leg length difference of more than 1 cm when measured in supine, from the anterior superior iliac spine to the medial malleolus. osteoarthritis, or tendinopathies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: VAS.;Function. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Kujala questionnaire.;Muscle strength of the Hip abductors and external rotators. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: handheld dynamometer.;Dynamic knee valgus angle. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: using two-dimensional motion analysis systems.;Lower limb kinematics during walking. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: using two-dimensional motion analysis systems. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Aghakeshizadeh
Center for Human Movement Sciences Kharazmi University
Outcome results
None listed