Close Kinetic Chain Exercise With Kinesio Taping in the Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Summary

The investigators will include patients attending outpatient clinic in the area of Orthopedics and Traumatology of our hospital with a diagnosis of unilateral Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Two groups would be made, the control group will receive treatment with acetaminophen and physical therapy rehabilitation, closed chain exercises and stretches at home intended for the strengthening of quadriceps, abductors and internal rotators of the hip for the duration of six weeks. The experimental treatment group will receive the above plus the application of the technique NUCAP Medical Upper Knee Spider ® Kinesio taping on the affected knee. Both groups will be evaluated by an external consultation. They will be assessed by the Tegner Activity Scale, the Kujala score of the WOMAC and visual analog scale (VAS) for pain assessment; these scales will be applied at the beginning, third and sixth week

Timeline

Start

2014-02

Primary completion

2017-08-17

Completion

2017-08-17

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “Required number of participants were not able to be enrolled.”

Drugs

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