The effectiveness of knee and hip mobilisation versus proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in treating patellofemoral pain syndrome in runners
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- PACTR201911521746016
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Johannesburg Health Science Ethics Committee
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Males and females 18-50 years old. The reason for the minimum age of 18 is so that parental consent is avoided, meaning all participants will be able to sign their own consent form. The reason for the maximum age of 50 is to avoid any degenerative changes that may be present in the knee joint which is a normal part of aging
Runners who run a minimum of 10km a week
Runners who are symptomatic with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome for longer than six weeks
Be able to be treated six times in a three-week period with an additional 7th time to do the last recording of pain and muscle strength
Contra-indications to Chiropractic mobilisation therapy
Acute knee pain of less than six weeks
Trauma to the knee in last six months (e.g. Falling directly onto knee, motor vehicle accident)
Unable to make prescribed schedule of treatments
Knee surgery
Participants who are currently taking analgesics or anti-inflammatories as this may interfere with the results of the study
Participants who are receiving other forms of treatment that may interfere with the results of the study, including manual therapy such as massage and physiotherapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The possible outcomes of this research study could indicate which of the three groups of runners has the most improvement of pain and symptoms and which treatment protocol may be the most successful in treating PFPS.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The results of this research study may help guide Chiropractors and other physical therapists as to which protocol may be the most effective.