Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 18 participants with patellar tendinopathy will be submitted to treatment with physical exercises (isometric contractions, squats and jumping exercises) and mechanical elastic band
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Sponsors
Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal do Ceará
Tendon Research Group
Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal do Ceará
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both sexes, with ages varying from 18 to 45 years, with diagnosis of Patellar Tendinopathy; Increased pain on palpation without tendon; Increase of pain to the increase of load; Reproducing the symptoms when jumping, crouching or climbing stairs), who sign the Informed Consent Term (TCLE).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of patellofemoral pain; Knee arthrosis; Reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament; Muscular or skeletal injuries that do not allow the exercises to be performed; Severe cardiac conditions or other pathological conditions that make physical therapy impossible; Who underwent patellar tendon surgery, and if the subjects have one of these conditions during the treatment period, they will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| I - Functional evaluation - through the Victoria Institute of Sports Assessment - Patela (VISA-P), a scale capable of quantifying the severity of the dysfunction of patients with recovery tendencies, as well as the change in severity of the injury over time . Measures taken after 8 weeks of treatment Ii - Numerical Pain Scale - This is a scale of 11 points ranging from 0 to 10 where, the zero pain representation and ten the greatest pain possible. The patient's evaluation process with instructed to perform 10 unilateral squats and assessors punctuate the intensity of their pain on the scale. Measures taken after 8 weeks of treatment Iii - Algometry - Associated with the Numerical Pain Scale, used to the extent that it is better quantification of the subjective pain experience. The algorithm is an instrument capable of measuring a pressure applied at a painful point, converting the applied pressure data into Newtons, which presents good viability of execution and good inter- and intra-examiner reliability for the evaluation of pain in patients with patellar tendinopathy. Measures taken after 8 weeks of treatment scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are VISA-P, Numerical Pain Scale, and Algometry when measured 12 weeks after the start of treatment. In addition to the Global Perceived Effect effect. That is an 11-point scale and its score between -5 (much worse), 0 (a novelty) to +5 (completely recovered). The scale evaluates the current condition of the patient in relation to the onset of symptoms of the associated pathological condition. The scale was sufficient to assess the patient's perception regarding their non-onset condition, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after treatment. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRodrigo de Oliveira
Tendon Research Group
Outcome results
None listed