Effect of Core Stability Exercise on Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis. (NCT04669834) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Effect of Core Stability Exercise on Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.
Egypt31 participantsStarted 2020-11-19
Plain-language summary
Purpose: to investigate the effect of core stability on PF OA. Methods: Thirty-one females with PF OA will be recruited. Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups, group A and group B . Patients in both groups will receive a traditional physical therapy treatment, but group (B) will receive additional core stability exercise. All patients will be evaluated for pain, functional performance, and muscular recruitment strategies (onset and duration) of multifidus, transversus abdominus (TrA), gluteus medius (GM), and vasti measured by quantitative Electromyography during stair ascent. pre and post-treatment.
Who can participate
Age range35 Years – 55 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Anterior- or retro-patellar knee pain aggravated by at least two activities that load the PFJ (eg; stair ambulation, squatting and/or rising from sitting) .
✓. Pain during these activities presented on most days during the past month and their pain severity was ≥ 4 on an 11 point numerical pain scale during aggravating activities .,
✓. A grade less than (2) from postero-anterior views on the Kellgren - Lawrence (KL) grading scale.
Exclusion criteria
✕. concomitant pain from tibiofemoral joint or other knee structures .
✕. current or previous pain in the hip, lumbar spine or foot that had lasted longer than 3 months and/or required intervention.
✕. a history of lower extremity, pelvis or spine fractures; spine, hip, knee or foot surgeries; hip or patellar subluxation/ dislocation.