The Effect of Muscle Strengthening Associated With Neuromuscular Stimulus in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain During Negotiating Stairs

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Neuromuscular training; Device: Sensorimotor; Other: Muscle strengthening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02591680

PL004

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assess pain, function, hip and knee strength and kinematics of trunk and lower limbs during ascent and descent stairs after the addition of neuromuscular training to hip muscle strengthening.

Enrollment: 34 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary women,
• previous knee pain last 3 months in at least two of the following activities: sitting for long periods, walk up or down stairs, squat, running and jumping

Exclusion criteria

• Lower limb surgery,
• patella displacement
• knee instability
• Heart or locomotor disorders which might influence the evaluation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Neuromuscular training

Experimental group

Description:

Neuromuscular, this arm will receive neuromuscular training and muscle strengthening.

Treatment:

Device: Sensorimotor

Other: Neuromuscular training

Strength

Active Comparator group

Description:

Strength, this arm will receive only muscle strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Muscle strengthening