The effect of Kinesio Tape in Subjects with Patellofemoral pain syndrom
- Conditions
- Injury of knee and lower leg.Injury of muscles and tendons of anterior muscle group at lower leg level
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015060622539N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research,Semnan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
inclusion criteria: age between 15-35 years old; Anterior or retropatellar pain No history of trauma that lasts at least a month; pain was aggravated by at least two of the following kneeling, squatting, running hopping/jumping, stair climbing; minimum and maximum in visual analog scale 3-7; No physical therapy the last month.
Exclusion ceriteria: Unwillingness to participate in the project; History of surgery in the knee joint; osteoarthritis of knee; Any traumatic, inflammatory and infectious pathology in the lower extremity; Dislocation or subluxation of patella; meniscus or ligament of damage; problems with vision,auditory and vestibular system; neuromuscular deficit; inability to understand and how to test.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Movement of center of pressure. Timepoint: before and 10 minutes after intervention and 48hours after intervention. Method of measurement: In millimeters.;Ground reaction force. Timepoint: before and 10 minutes after intervention and 48hours after intervention. Method of measurement: In Newton.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method