Effects of Pelvic Tilt Exercises Along With Hip and Knee Focused Exercises on Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

The treatment program is between one to six weeks with strictly 18 sessions with at least thrice in a week to give room to recuperate from muscle fatigue. This protocol is set in a 45 minutes session that involves a series of exercises and stretches. The quadriceps muscles strengthening exercises, hamstring and the calf raising workouts such as the hamstring curls and heel raise are done in 3 sets of 10-15 reps. Patellofemoral joint mobilization which should not last more than 2-3 minutes due to possible patient discomfort is performed and its primary goal is increasing joint mobility. After that the patient is to perform exercises for pelvic tilt in three approaches, each made in 10 to 15 repetitions.

The treatment program covers a time frame of one to six weeks, three sessions a week, total of 18 sessions, over six weeks. Each session takes 45 minutes and contains a schedule of activities. The quadriceps muscles strengthening exercises, hamstring and the calf raising workouts such as the hamstring curls and heel raise are done in 3 sets of 10-15 reps. Patellofemoral joint mobilization which should not last more than 2-3 minutes due to possible patient discomfort is performed and its primary goal is increasing joint mobility. Then Patient performs hip exercises; hip abductor as well as hip extension, which are done in three sets of 10 to 15 repetitions each. Likewise, the knee-focused workouts such as quad sets, straight leg raises and step-up are conducted in the same 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions style. Static flexibility exercises includes Hip Flexor Stretch, IT Band Stretch and these exercises are performed with 5 sets of 30 seconds.