The Effect of McKenzie exercises in treatment of anterior knee pai

Phase 2

Conditions: Condition 1: Anterior Knee Pain. Condition 2: anterior knee pain.
Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
M95, M96,

Registration Number: IRCT20150314021459N5

Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for Research and Technology, Iran University of Medical Sciences,

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

Their age is between 16 and 40 years old.
Have at least two months pain in front of knee.
The pain rate is at least 3 cm by virtue of linear Visual Analog Scale.
At least 2 of the questionnaire Kujala give a positive response.

Exclusion Criteria

Dissatisfaction of patient in each step of the study
Having a history of real locking of the knee
Having a history of dislocation of the patella.
Having the joint inflammation.
Having active infections
The presence of any abnormalities in knee joint radiography
Having the ligament injuries.
Having the malignancy.
Having the actual length difference of the lower extremities.
Taking of any tranquilizer medication during the 48 hours before the evaluation.
The presence of any abnormalities in the chest, upper and lower extremities.
The previous history of physiotherapy for knee.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Linear scale VAS.;Function. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Kujala questionnaire.;Range of motion of knee. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Goniometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
enght of the hamstring muscles. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Clinometer.;Lenght of the quadriceps muscle. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Clinometer.;Hamstring muscle strenght. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Hand Dynamometer.;Quadriceps muscle strenght. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Hand Dynamometer.;The fear avoidance beliefs. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 10 days and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: FABQ questionnaire.