Patellofemoral pain. Pain in knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Combined exercise therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation Control group: Exercise therapy.
Sponsors
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Anterior knee pain Provoked pain with two physical activity of functional tasks: stairs climbing, squat, running, biking, jumping, prolonged sitting Painfull quadriceps isometric contraction at 60 degree of squat Pain with medial or lateral patellar facet palpation Minimal pain intensity with visual analog scale 3 of 10 Pain report more than 3 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of knee surgery ligament knee instability Meniscus injury symptoms or intra joint dysfunction Knee tendinitis ( patellat tendinitis, iliotibial band and jumper's knee tendinitis, Pes anserinus tendinitis) Patients with Osgood-Shlatter or Sinding-Larsen-Johanssen Patellar instability and positive apprehension sign Traumatic patellar dislocation Concurrent pain in hip, sacroiliac & lumbar walking with assistance Systematic disorders (cardiovascular or rheumatology) that affect on lower limbs Knee structural disorders including knee varus and valgus Psychiatry disorders that affect on electroencephalography such as depression, autism, Schizophrenia Seizure and epilepsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: 1 day before first session of treatment, second and twenty first days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Functional level. Timepoint: 1 day before first session of treatment, second and twenty first days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: Lower limb functional scale questioner.;Pressure pain threshold. Timepoint: 1 day before first session of treatment, second and twenty first days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: Lutron tension and compression force gauge.;Conditioned pain modulation. Timepoint: 1 day before first session of treatment, second and twenty first days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: Conditioned pain modulation test score.;Kinesiophobia. Timepoint: 1 day before first session of treatment, second and twenty first days after end of treatment. Method of measurement: Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia questioner. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactForuzan Orak
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed