Assessing Impact of Myofascial Release Versus Dry Needling for Chondromalacia in Adult Females

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18-50 years old, the anterior knee pain recorded while one of the following activities at least :ascending and descending stairs, prolonged sitting and kneeling. * Subject experiences pain during palpation of patellar facets or while performing a 25-cm step down test or double legged squat. (Iiona, 2020) Exclusion Criteria: * excluded meniscal or intra-articular pathological conditions, cruciate or collateral ligaments involvement, tenderness over the patellar tendon . * These participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups, each consisting of 15 patients all received treatment for 3 weaks, 2 sessions per weak.