Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
Objectives:The purpose of this study was to investigate the different effects among the quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise of iliotibial band in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome by randomized control trial study. Method:An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomized controlled trail. 90 young adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomly allocated into one of three treatment groups: (1) Quadriceps strength training, (2) taping, and (3) stretch. Each group received treatment for 8 weeks. Hypothesis:Patients in quadriceps strength training group may get most outcomes in three groups
Detailed description
Introduction:Patellofemoral pain syndrome ( PFPS ) is a common knee disorder. Factors that cause patellofemoral pain include: over use, soft tissue imbalance, and malalignment of lower extremity. Patients with patellofemoral pain, caused by soft tissue imbalance was thought to be favorite to receive physical therapies. Clinically, physical therapies for patients with PFPS are including: Quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise. The aforementioned treatment tools showed different effect mechanism. However, there were few clinical studies to compare the clinical effects among the aforementioned three treatment tools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the different effects among the quadriceps strength training, taping, and stretching exercise of iliotibial band in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome by randomized control trial study. Methods:An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomized controlled trail. 90 young adults with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomly allocated into one of three treatment groups: (1) Quadriceps strength training, (2) taping, and (3) stretch. Each group received treatment for 8 weeks. Outcome measures were including visual analog scales for worst pain, active-active joint reposition error test, the Chinese version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, and one repetition maximum recorded at baseline and after the interventions for 8 weeks.
Interventions
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Anterior or retropatellar knee pain present during at least two of the following: ascending/descending stairs, hopping, running, squatting, kneeling, and prolong sitting * Insidious onset of symptom unrelated to a traumatic incident * Pain on palpation of peripatella * VAS\>3 * Age \<50 years old * Symptoms sustained for more than 1 month
Exclusion criteria
* Over activity: athlete, infatry * Patients with meniscal lesion, ligamentous instability, patellar tendon pathology, radiation pain from spine, referred pain * Neurological disease involved
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS worst | — |
| muscle strength | — |
| proprioception | — |
| functional performance | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactMei-Hwa Jan, Master
Outcome results
None listed