Effect of shoe heel height on lower limb muscles electromyography activity during sit to stand.
- Conditions
- patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000474055
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Pernambuco
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion criteria for the patellofemoral pains syndrome group will be as follow: anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least three of the following activities: ascending/descending stairs, squatting, running, kneeling, hopping/jumping and prolonged sitting; insidious onset of symptoms being unrelated to a traumatic incident; pain during at least four weeks; and the presence of pain on palpation of the patellar facets.
Inclusion criteria for the healthy participants group will be as follow: Participants without pain or previous surgery of the lower limb.
Subjects from both the PFPS and control groups will be excluded if they show signs or symptoms of any of the following: meniscal or other intra-articular pathological conditions; patellar apprehension sign; history of patellar dislocation; or previous surgery of the knee joint.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This is a cross-sectional study without treatment. It will be evaluated the electromiographic activation from lower limb muscles in females with and without patellofemoral pain.[The EMG testing will be assessed during a single 90 minute testing session.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It will be evaluated the effect of differents shoes on EMG activity from lower limb muscles in females with and without patellofemoral pain.[The EMG testing will be assessed during a single 90 minute testing session.]