The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study

Patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee joint disability. The integration of hip soft tissue regimens are not always emphasized, although current literature implies that there is a significant relationship between the two and there is a lack of randomized clinical trials to substantiat...

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Main Authors: Feazadeh Avraham, Saposhnik Aviv, Pnina Ya'akobi, Hava Faran, Zilla Fisher, Yael Goldman, Guy Neeman, Eli Carmeli
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.167
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author Feazadeh Avraham
Saposhnik Aviv
Pnina Ya'akobi
Hava Faran
Zilla Fisher
Yael Goldman
Guy Neeman
Eli Carmeli
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Saposhnik Aviv
Pnina Ya'akobi
Hava Faran
Zilla Fisher
Yael Goldman
Guy Neeman
Eli Carmeli
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description Patello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee joint disability. The integration of hip soft tissue regimens are not always emphasized, although current literature implies that there is a significant relationship between the two and there is a lack of randomized clinical trials to substantiate this relationship in clinical practice. A randomized controlled assessor blinded trial was designed to explore different rehabilitation programs related to PFPS. The study was conducted at RAZIEL institute of physical therapy, Netania, Israel with a total of 30 consecutive patients (mean age 35y), diagnosed with PFPS. All patients were randomly allocated into 3 groups. Group I conventional knee rehabilitation program. Included quadriceps strengthening and Trans Electric Neuromuscular Stimulation (TENS). Group II hip oriented rehabilitation program. included stretching, Hip external rotators strengthening and TENS. Group III a combination of the two above programs. Pain and function were documented on initial of the program and again 3 weeks later, on the completion. Pain was assessed by a numeric visual analogue scale (VAS); function was assessed by Patello-femoral joint evaluation scale (PFJES) (0-100 points). At end of trial, all groups showed significant improvements in VAS and PFJES (p<0.0001); these improvements did not vary significantly between the 3 groups. The conclusions were that the explored different rehabilitation programs showed a similar beneficial effect.
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spelling doaj-art-7ae2ba2f980448b489d193b9707b8f672025-08-20T02:07:02ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2007-01-0171256126210.1100/tsw.2007.167The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot StudyFeazadeh Avraham0Saposhnik Aviv1Pnina Ya'akobi2Hava Faran3Zilla Fisher4Yael Goldman5Guy Neeman6Eli Carmeli7“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, Israel“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, Israel“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, Israel“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, Israel“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, Israel“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, Israel“Raziel” Physical Therapy Department, Clalit Health Services, Netanya, IsraelPhysical Therapy Clinic, Stanley Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, IsraelPatello-femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common knee joint disability. The integration of hip soft tissue regimens are not always emphasized, although current literature implies that there is a significant relationship between the two and there is a lack of randomized clinical trials to substantiate this relationship in clinical practice. A randomized controlled assessor blinded trial was designed to explore different rehabilitation programs related to PFPS. The study was conducted at RAZIEL institute of physical therapy, Netania, Israel with a total of 30 consecutive patients (mean age 35y), diagnosed with PFPS. All patients were randomly allocated into 3 groups. Group I conventional knee rehabilitation program. Included quadriceps strengthening and Trans Electric Neuromuscular Stimulation (TENS). Group II hip oriented rehabilitation program. included stretching, Hip external rotators strengthening and TENS. Group III a combination of the two above programs. Pain and function were documented on initial of the program and again 3 weeks later, on the completion. Pain was assessed by a numeric visual analogue scale (VAS); function was assessed by Patello-femoral joint evaluation scale (PFJES) (0-100 points). At end of trial, all groups showed significant improvements in VAS and PFJES (p<0.0001); these improvements did not vary significantly between the 3 groups. The conclusions were that the explored different rehabilitation programs showed a similar beneficial effect.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.167
spellingShingle Feazadeh Avraham
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Hava Faran
Zilla Fisher
Yael Goldman
Guy Neeman
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The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study
The Scientific World Journal
title The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study
title_full The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study
title_fullStr The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study
title_short The Efficacy of Treatment of Different Intervention Programs for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome–A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Pilot Study
title_sort efficacy of treatment of different intervention programs for patellofemoral pain syndrome a single blinded randomized clinical trial pilot study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.167
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