Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Anterior Knee Pain, McConnell taping, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.
Brief summary
This study aims to determine the effect Multimodal physical therapy with and without McConnell taping on pain, functional limitation and severity of symptoms in patients with anterior knee pain.
Detailed description
The term Anterior Knee Pain is often used interchangeably with Patellelofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS or runner's knee which involves stiffness and pain when patellofemoral joint is loaded with different activities that require prolonged knee flexion, stairs climbing or descending , running, kneeling and squatting. Multimodal therapy and tapping techniques are useful for reducing pain and improving functional activities of patient daily living. In this randomized clinical trial, Thirty participants with anterior knee pain will be randomly assigned to one of the two intervention groups: Group A: Group A will be treated with multimodal physical therapy program with McConnell taping. Group B: Group B will be treated with multimodal physical therapy program without McConnell taping. Randomization will be performed using a convenient random sampling method via lottery method. Each participant will receive a total of 12 treatment sessions. over a four-week period. The effects of the interventions will be assessed at the beginning (first session), conclusion (eight session). Participants will be followed up after 4 weeks again. Outcome measures, including pain intensity, functional limitation and severity of symptoms will be evaluating using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) and Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS) respectively. Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 25. Normality of data will be assessed using the Shapiro-wilk test. For within-group comparisons, paired t- test will be used. To compare changes between the groups, the independent t-test will be applied, depending on the data distribution. The analysis of these outcome measures will provide. valuable insights into the impact of the interventions on participants' pain, functional limitation and severity of symptoms.
Interventions
OTHERMultimodal therapy with McConnell taping
Multimodal therapy includes core exercises, hip exercises and vastus medialis training. Core exercises include curls ups, toa taps, side planks, supine straight leg raising, side lying straight leg raising, prone knee flexion, draw foot circles in supine and side lying, prone cobra, hip and knee extension, weight bearing, hip flexion sitting on ball, wight bearing forward and backward on the ball, stairs up on Swiss ball. Hip training includes Hip abduction, Hip external rotation in standing and sitting. VMO muscle strengthening will includes squats with a ball.
OTHERMultimodal therapy without McConnell taping
Multimodal therapy without McConnell taping
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Participants of both groups will be informed about the possible risks and potential. benefits but they won't know which group they are placed in. The participants must sign consent forms agreeing to the experiment.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 17-35 years, both male and female. * Unilateral or bilateral pain lasting for more than 2-3 months. * Diagnosed with patellofemoral pain by orthopedic surgeon through clinical and radiological findings. * Positive patellofemoral grinding test, negative McCurry test and full knee range of motion. * Pain grade 3-6 by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). * Pain at least in two of these positions: sitting for long time with knee bends, going up and down the stairs, squatting and running, kneeling.
Exclusion criteria
* History of ligament sprain, meniscal injury, knee fracture, patellar dislocation and knee osteoarthritis. * True knee joint locking or giving away and tibial or iliotibial track tendinopathy. Pregnancy. * Developmental dysplasia of hip and undergoing any medical treatment. * Spinal surgery and neurological disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale | 4rth week | Visual analog scale is a self-assessing questionnaire comprising 10cm line with 0 representing no pain and 10 is worst pain. Reliability of VAS in patients with anterior knee pain is .60 to .79 for usual pain and .88 for worst pain. |
| Lower Extremity Functional Scale | 4rth week | The Lower Extremity Functional Scale is a questionnaire containing 20 questions about a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. The score for each task is separated in 5 categories 0 (extreme difficulty or unable to perform activity), 1 (quite a bit of difficulty), 2 (moderate difficulty), 3 (a little bit of difficulty) and 4 (no difficulty). The maximal function is 80 points. |
| Anterior Knee Pain Scale | 4rth week | The Anterior Knee pain Scale questionnaire consist of 13 items assessing subjective symptoms and functional limitation of the patients with anterior knee pain. The score ranges from 0 (worst condition) to 100 (normal knee condition, no symptoms and no daily functional restrictions). |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Primary ContactSaba Rafique, MS
Outcome results
None listed