The Effects of Dry Needling & Kinesio Tape on Anterior Knee Pain

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Device: Dry Needling; Device: Kinesio Tape

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02118246

930127

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome(PFPS) is one of the most common health-related complaints in today's societies. Myofascial pain syndrome(MPS) have been attributed as the main cause and primary source of musculoskeletal pain. Trigger point of the vastus lateralis muscle may pull the patella superiorly and laterally, increasing compression of the patellofemoral joint during physical activities, result in PFPS and anterior knee pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Dry Needling & kinesio tape on trigger point of vastus lateralis muscle in PFPS subjects.

Full description

Pain intensity, pain pressure threshold and Disability of knee were collected at base line and at the end of treatment sessions.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 57 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Presence of a palpable taut band in muscle.
2. Presence of a hypersensitive tender spot in the taut band.
3. Reproduction of the typical referred pain pattern of the trigger point in response to compression. To detect active trigger point, trigger point pressure tolerance was assessed using a mechanical pressure algometer. The investigator applied continuous pressure with the algometer with an approximate pressure of 2.5 kg/cm2.
4. Spontaneous presence of the typical referred pain pattern and/or patient recognition of the referred pain as familiar.

5- Pain of at least 30 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 mm (no pain) to 100 mm (worst imaginable pain).

Exclusion criteria

1. had a history of fracture of knee joint, dislocation of patella
2. previous knee or ankle surgery
3. had a history of neurologic condition
4. having physical therapy within the past month before the study
5. pregnancy
6. taking anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin)
7. local infection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Dry Needling

Experimental group

Description:

The taut band of trigger point in vastus lateralis muscle; localized between the thumb and index finger, was needled forward and backward repeatedly until there were no more local twitch response

Treatment:

Device: Dry Needling

Kinesio Tape

Experimental group

Description:

Y technique with 25% tension on the tails was applied. Direction of the technique was insertion to origin of the muscle and zone of the trigger point was placed at the center of Y strip.

Treatment:

Device: Kinesio Tape