Electric Stimulation, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is analyze the immediate effect of selective neuromuscular electrical stimulation of vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) in the electrical activity of VMO and vastus lateralis (VL) and in the isokinetic performance of women with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Interventions
OTHERNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Selective Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on VMO
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* For Healthy group: * with no history of osteomyoarticular lesion or surgery in the lower limbs in the previous six months * non-corrected neurological, vestibular, visual and/or hearing impairment * For Patellofemoral pain syndrome group: * clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome * absence of other disorders in the knee * refer pain at leafs two of the following activities: when remain seated for a long period, squat, kneel and go up or down stairs.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals experiencing pain during collection procedures * do not perform exercises as instructed by the researches
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Electromyographic activity (root mean square - RMS) of vastus medialis obliquus | Change from baseline in Electromyographic activity at 30 minutes | The immediate effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation will be measured through surface electromyography and the variable analyzed will be root mean square (RMS). |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed