Comparison of the Effects of Knee Exercises and Knee Exercises with Additional Hip Strengthening Exercises on Landing Kinematics in Females with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research Development and Techn0 个研究点目标入组 76 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•Inclusion Criteria: Females with PFPS in the age range of 18-45 years will be included in this study if they have a history of anterior or retropatellar knee pain with a severity of at least 30 on a 100 visual analogue scale (VAS) for at least the past 3 months, in 2 or more daily activities including: ascending and descending stairs, squatting, kneeling, jumping, long sitting, isometric knee extension, quadriceps contraction at 60° of knee flexion, and pain on palpation of the medial and/or lateral facet of the patella.

•Subjects will be excluded if they have more than trace knee effusion, a history of patellar dislocation; surgery involving the patellofemoral joint; or signs or symptoms of meniscal pathology or other intra-articular conditions; cruciate or collateral ligament involvement; tenderness of the patellar tendon, the iliotibial band, and/or the pes anserinus tendon; positive patellar apprehension sign; Osgood-Schlatter or Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome; hip pain, back pain, or sacroiliac joint pain. Subjects who have been diagnosed with any neuromuscular disorder of the lower extremity will also be excluded in this study.

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Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research Development and Techn