The effect of adding myofascial techniques to an exercise programme for patients with anterior knee pain

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• 作者：Gustavo Telles ; PT^a ; Delmany R. Cristov&atilde ; o ; PT^b ; Fabiana Azevedo Terra Cunha Belache ; MsC^b ; Mariana Rezende Araujo Santos ; PT ; Renato Santos de Almeida ; PhD^b ; ^c ; Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira ; PhD^d ; ^e ; ^{leandro.nogueira@ifrj.edu.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Patellofemoral pain syndrome ; Anterior knee pain ; Physiotherapy and muscle strengthening
• 刊名：Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：20
• 期：4
• 页码：844-850
• 全文大小：429 K

文摘

Anterior knee pain is a common complaint and can cause difficulty with its inability to bear weight. The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of adding myofascial techniques to an exercise programme for patients with anterior knee pain. A clinical trial with 18 patients with a clinical diagnosis of anterior knee pain was conducted. One group (E) with nine individuals was treated with hip muscle strengthening exercises; another group (EM), with nine individuals, had myofascial techniques added. To quantify the results, the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) were used. The E group showed an improvement in pain (p = 0.02), but not in the mean degree of disability. The EM group showed an improvement in pain (p = 0.01), as well as the degree of disability (p = 0.008). The effect size analysis showed that participants of the EM group had a greater impact on clinical pain and disability (Cohen's d = .35 and .30, respectively). The addition of myofascial techniques should be considered to improve the functionality of the lower limbs and reduce pain in patients with anterior knee pain.