Comparison of the combined gluteus medius and quadratus lumborum dry needling & exercise with exercise alone on knee joint pain and function in female athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年10月11日

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•Women aged 18 to 45 years old with unilateral or bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome; anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least 2 following activities: prolonged sitting, ascending or descending stair,squatting, kneeling, jumping and running; pain on palpation of medial and lateral patellar facets and positive patellar grind test; an insidious onset of symptoms not related to trauma for the last 3 months; Kujula scores less than 85 out of 100; numeric rate scale scores ranging 3 to 10 during last week. having trigger point in the gluteus medius muscle in the affected side and quadratos lumbar muscle in the non-affected side

•Other knee joint pathologies such as meniscus and ligament injuries, osteoarthritis and tendon impairments; patellar subluxations or dislocations; Sinding-Larsen disease;Osgood–Schlatter disease; pelica syndrome;ankle and knee injury; hip joint pathologies such as ligament injuries, osteoarthritis and tendon impairments; subluxations or dislocations and hip injury; referral pain from other joints including lumbar spine, hip and sacroiliac joints and spinal fractures; LBP without source of myofascial; any pain during sitting such as Coccydynia; previous knee surgery; Structural and biomechanical problems such as: Varus and Valgus knee; overweight 32< BMI
•Prohibition the use of dry needles such as:metabolic diseases such as diabetes, rheumatic diseases and neuromuscular diseases; pregnancy; Respiratory and peripheral vascular disease, cancer and any malignancy; Immune deficiency; Menstruation; needle phobia; Hemorrhagic diseases and the use of anticoagulant drugs; liver and kidney disease

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