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Efficacy of Patellar Taping and Drop Squats Training Programme to Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome for Female Athletes

Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan , Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan

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Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 1(1):p 9-14, July - December 2014. | DOI:

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PFPS is an anterior knee pain arising in the patellar subcondral bone. Alteration in patellar tracking, increased PFJ forces, or combinations of these biomechanical features is risk factors of PFPS. More recent theory suggests that pain due to “A supra physiological mechanical loading and chemical irritation of the nerve endings denoting loss of tissue homeostasis. This study finds patellar taping technique with drop squat exercises to realign the PFJ and consequently to reduce the pain level in the PFPS. This study evaluates the effectiveness of patellar taping with drop squat training program to reduce pain and improve PFJ function in patients with PFPS. A total number of 20 female athletes with PFPS was selected by purposive random sampling method after due consideration to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study was conducted for a period of 1 month at physiotherapy department, shanmuga hospital, Salem. Selected 20 subjects before train drop squat exercise patellar movement controlled by patellar taping application. Before treated with taping and drop squat pain and knee function measured by the use of VAS and Lysholm knee function Scale. After completion of treatment program subjects post-test values of pain and knee function level recorded. The results of this study are encouraging the use of patellar taping and drop squat training to correct biomechanical factors controlling patellar tracking. 

Keywords: PFPS; PFJ; Subcondrol; VAS.

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