Preliminary results of a pilot study in The Bergman Clinic Naarden (NL) show that a local exercise therapy group may decrease pain by 30% on the visual analogue scale (VAS) after 6 weeks. A reduction of 50% on the VAS was realized in a spinal manual therapy group. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of local exercise therapy versus spinal manual therapy in patients with PFPS after 6 weeks of intervention and at 6 weeks of follow-up. To the knowledge of the authors, the clinical effectiveness of spinal manual manipulations on pain, function and strength has not been investigated in the medium term.
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Visual analogue scale
Timeframe: before the first intervention (at baseline)
Visual analogue scale
Timeframe: 6 weeks after the first intervention (at 6 weeks)
Visual analogue scale
Timeframe: 6 weeks after the last intervention (at 12 weeks)
Functionality
Timeframe: before the first intervention (baseline)
Functionality
Timeframe: 6 weeks after the first intervention (at 6 weeks)
Functionality
Timeframe: 6 weeks after the last intervention (at 12 weeks)