Comparison of the Effect of low level laser and placebo laser on pain and function in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellery of Research and Technology0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年9月11日

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•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

•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

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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellery of Research and Technology