Patellar Taping on Proprioceptive Exercises in Young Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Launched by UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ · Dec 17, 2014

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The purpose of this study is to assess the role of the patellar taping on muscle activation during seven proprioceptive exercises in women with the patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Forty voluntary young women (from 18 to 35 years) with three or more clinical symptoms of patellofemoral pain syndrome will be recruited. The participants will answer a clinical questionnaire in regard to knee pain and a specific patellofemoral questionnaire titled: the Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS). All participants will sign an informed consent form approved by the North of Parana University Ethics Committee fo...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • anterior or retropatellar knee pain on at least two of the following activities: prolonged sitting, stairs, squatting, running, kneeling, and hopping/jumping,
• • pain on patellar palpation,
• • pain while stepping down from a 25-cm step or during a double leg squat,
• • symptoms for at least 1 month, average pain level of 3 cm or more on a 10-cm VAS.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • signs or symptoms of other pathology including coexisting pathology, a recent history (within 3 months) of knee surgery,
• • history of patellar dislocation/subluxation, or clinical evidence of meniscal lesion, ligamentous instability, traction, apophysitis around the patellofemoral complex, patellar tendon pathology, chondral damage, osteoarthritis, or referred pain from the spine, features that could affect the implementation of the trial,
• • previous experience with patellar taping, an inability to attend a physical therapy clinic for a 6-wk treatment program,
• • allergic reaction to adhesive tape,
• • pregnancy, and an inability to understand the experimental protocol.