patellofemoral pain, PFP(S)
Conditions
Interventions
Patients receive six sessions of physical therapy with a one week interval. These sessions will consist of a standardized training progressing in difficulty and resistance over time. In between the ph
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Avans Plus
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and female subjects with the following criteria are eligible for inclusion: 1. Anterior or retropatellar kneepain in at least two of the following activities: ascending and descending stairs, hopping, and running, squatting, kneeling and prolonged sitting. 2. Insidious onset of symptoms not related to trauma 3. Pain with compression of the patella 4. Pain on palpation of patellar facets 5. Involvement in at least 30minutes of physical activity 3days a week consisting of at least one time running
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Symptoms present for less than 2 months 2. Self reported clinical evidence of other knee pathology 3. History of knee surgery 4. Self reported history of patella dislocations or subluxations 5. Current significant injury affection other lower extremity joints
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| •Running biomechanics of the knee and hip. Expressed in peak angles of external knee abduction, hip adduction and contralateral pelvicdrop measured with a motion capture system. •Hip strength. Expressed in KG normalized to the patients’ body composition. Measured with a hand held dynamometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in which 0 represents no pain, and 100 maximal pain: • Directly after running, during measurement of running biomechanics | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMark Korte
Sportmedisch Centrum UMCG Huispostcode BB58 t.a.v. Mark Korte
Outcome results
None listed