The effect of taping on performance in athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Conditions
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome.Chondromalacia
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014071515932N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion critria: unilateral anterior or retropatellar knee pain while engaged in
at least 2 of the following activities: prolonged sitting, climbing
stairs, squatting, running, kneeling and jumping; existance of symptoms for at least 2 month; an average pain level of 3cm on a 10-cm visual analog scale;
an insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident and at least grade 11 in Functional Index Questionnaire.
?Exclusion critria: recent history of hip; knee or ankle surgery; a history of patellar dislocation or subluxation; or clinical evidence of meniscal lesion; ligamentous
instability; patellar tendon pathology; chondral damage; osteoarthritis;
or spinal referred pain; systemic diseases such as diabetes and rheumatism and bilateral PFP.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The onse and amplitude of electromyographic activity. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Telemetry EMG (Mega electronics Ltd.Finland).;Pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Reach distance in dynamic balance. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: Tape.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method