The use of a patellar strap in athletes with a jumper*s knee: A pilot study on the effect on proprioception, tendon structure and symptoms - TOPPRO 2 - study

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 个研究点目标入组 25 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2024年4月23日

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•- Age 18-50 years
•- Current symptoms of knee pain in the patellar tendon or its patellar or tibial insertion in connection with training and competition in one or both knees
•- Duration of symptoms for over three months (to exclude acute inflammatory tendon problems and de novo partial ruptures).
•- Palpation tenderness at the corresponding painful area.
•- VISA-P score < 80.
•- Participating athlete
•- No use of a patellar strap during sports in the week prior to the study.
•- Written informed consent.

•- Acute knee or acute patellar tendon injuries
•- Chronic joint disease(s)
•- Signs or symptoms of other (co-)existing knee pathologies
•- Use of drugs with a putative effect on patellar tendinopathy in the last year on daily basis or painkillers
•- Neurologic disorders which might influence pain and proprioception
•- Knee surgery or injection therapy with corticosteroids in the last preceding three months

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