Efficacy of Adding Patellar Mobilization to Hip and Knee Exercises in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Registration Number
- NCT05665452
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 59
Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> 1. Age ranging between 18 and 35 years<br><br> 2. Tenderness of medial and lateral borders of patella<br><br> 3. Retropatellar pain<br><br> 4. Duration of symptoms of patellofemoral pain syndrome is greater than 4 weeks<br><br> 5. Positive patellar compression test<br><br> 6. Pain intensity is more than 3 at visual analogue scale<br><br> 7. Had a history of insidious onset<br><br> 8. Had anterior knee pain during 2 or more of provocative activities that include stair<br> ascent or descent, kneeling, prolonged sitting, or squatting<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> 1. Previous patellar realignment surgery or patellar fracture<br><br> 2. Had a history of traumatic patellar dislocation<br><br> 3. Had a history of previous knee surgery<br><br> 4. Had any form of inflammatory arthritis that include osteoarthritis or rheumatoid<br> arthritis<br><br> 5. Had a history of knee menisci, ligaments, bursae, or synovial plica syndrome<br> dysfunction<br><br> 6. Taking corticosteroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication<br><br> 7. Inability to attend treatment program to the end of sessions
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in pain that felt during ascending, descending, squatting and prolonged sitting;Changes in functional disability
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in hip abductors strength;Changes in hip external rotators strength;changes in quadriceps strength;changes in functional performance;changes in hamstring flexibility;changes in gastrocnemius flexibility;changes in knee valgus;changes in foot pronation