Movement System Impairment classification approach at knee pai

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: Knee osteoarthritis. Condition 2: Patellofemoral pain.

Registration Number: IRCT20210505051181N3

Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

age between 18 and 40 years
history of sudden or gradual pain at the knee complex or surrounding tissues
a pain intensity of at least 3 points measured using a 0- to 10-point visual analog scale
Pain during activities that include loading on a flexed knee; Such as: running, jumping, squatting, climbing and descending stairs
Literacy for reading and writing
Ability to understand Persian language

Exclusion Criteria

Musculoskeletal injuries other than patellofemoral pain; such as: meniscus injury, ligamentous injury, history of patellar dislocation, severe osteoporosis, progressive neurological disorders, lumbosacral radiculopathies
History of any traumatic injury in the last 6 months
History of any lower limb surgery in the last 6 months
Any specific deformity in the spine and lower extremities; such as: scoliosis, kyphosis, femoral anteversion, tibial torsion
Complaints of pain in the other joints of the lower limbs
Constant severe pain that interferes with the testing process
Taking the analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs during the study
The history of malignancy, cardiovascular disease
Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: over the previous 24 hours and 1 week ago and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Disability. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Kujala Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alignment and movement impairments. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: alignment and movement impairments data form.