The Effect of low level LASER on pain and function in subjects with anterior knee pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Chondromalacia patellae

Registration Number: IRCT20150131020888N9

Lead Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellery of Research and Technology

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Presence anterior or retro patellar pain only in one limb
The report of pain during a day at least in 2 functional activities including prolonged sitting, climbing stairs, squatting, running, double kneeling, jumping
Score of at least 3 on the visual analog scale (VAS)
The pain will be reported in the squat on one leg for 10 seconds
Subjects have anterior knee pain at least in the past three months
Age from 18 to 40 years

Exclusion Criteria

Traumatic injuries of the low back and lower extremities
Any signs or symptoms or MRI findings based on intra-articular pathologic conditions such as effusion, meniscal, or cruciate or collateral ligament involvement
Subluxation and dislocation of the patella
Other musculoskeletal injuries in lower extremities
hip or lumbar referred pain
Any symptoms or evidence of knee osteoarthritis in X-rays
Infectious disease, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune disease, cancer and systemic diseases
Corticosteroid injections and received physical therapy in the last 3 months, and received opioid and analgesic drugs in the last 72 hours
Epilepsy, heart problems and heart pacemaker
Active athlete
BMI>30kg/m^2
Surgery of the lower limbs and lower back
History the use of LASERs due to prejudices about the effect of the intervention

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: the first session just before the intervention and at the tenth session after the end of the treatment plan. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)-Persian version of Kujala questionnaire.;Function. Timepoint: the first session just before the intervention and at the tenth session after the end of the treatment plan. Method of measurement: Persian version of Kujala questionnaire- step down test.

Secondary Outcome Measures