Effect of Lower Back Treatment in People With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.

N/ACompletedNCT01975311

Texas Woman's University27 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if a lower back treatment would change the knee pain intensity and the level of functional activities as well as the muscle activities in people with anterior knee pain. The investigators hypothesized that the lower back treatment may change the hip and knee muscle activities as well as reduce the knee pain intensity and improve the functional activities in people with anterior knee pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Lumbopelvic ManipulationOTHER

High-velocity low-amplitude non-specific lumbopelvic thrust manipulation

Passive lumbar spine flexion and extensionOTHER

Passive lumbar spine flexion and extension without reaching the physiological end feel for 1 min from a side lying position.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Insidious onset of symptoms of non-traumatic origin. * Pain with patellar facet palpation or compression. * anterior or retropatellar knee pain during at least two of the following activities: (a) ascending stairs, (b) descending stairs, (c) kneeling, (d) squatting, (e) hopping, (f) running, (j) jumping, (h) prolonged sitting for more than 20 minutes. Exclusion Criteria: * History of spine, hip or knee surgery. * History of hip pathology or other knee condition. * Current significant injury of any lower extremity joints. * Pregnancy. * Sign of nerve root compression. * Osteoporosis or history of compression fracture.

Locations (1)

Texas Woman's University, School of Physical Therapy - Dallas Campus

Dallas, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Electromyography (EMG) of the hip and knee muscle

EMG unit will be used to study the hip and knee muscle activities.

Time frame: The EMG data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.

Secondary Outcomes

Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Time frame: The pain VAS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups

Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)

Time frame: The LEFS data will be collected within one week for all participants in both groups.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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