Effects of Muscle strengthening on Motion Characteristics in Patellofemoral Pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain.
Chondromalacia patellae

Registration Number: IRCT20140705018362N4

Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Females with PFP in the age range of 18-45
Reporting Anterior Knee Pain
a minimum pain intensity of 30 based on a 100-mm visual analogue scale
?A history of Knee Pain in the last 2 months
Anterior Knee pain in at least 2 daily activities of ascending and descending stairs, squatting, kneeling, long sitting
pain on palpation of the medial and/or lateral facet of patella

Exclusion Criteria

Ligament instability
Signs or symptoms of meniscal injury or any intra-articular disorder
more than trace knee effusion
Neural system involvmen that leading to walking disorer
Osgood's_ Schlatter syndrome
positive Apprehension Test
excessive foot pronation, excessive knee valgus/varus
Hip pain, sacroiliac pain, back pain
patella, iliotibial band and pes anserinus tendonitist
A history of Patellar dislocation

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maximal Isometric strength of Quadriceps muscles. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: A fixed dynamometer.;Maximal Isometric strength of hamstring muscles. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: a fixed dynamometer.;Maximal isometric strength of Hip external rotators and Abductor Muscles. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: a fixed dynamometer.;Knee flexion angle. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Motion Analysis System.;Hip flexion angle. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Motion Analysis system.;Hip internal/external rotation angle. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Motion analysis system.;Hip Abduction/adduction angle. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Motion analysis system.;Knee abduction/adduction angle. Timepoint: before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Motion analysis system.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analog scale.;Function. Timepoint: Before and after treatment. Method of measurement: Kujala Questionnaire and the step-down test.