comparison of the effect of a course of course of corrective exercises with and without foot orthosis on the improvement of pain and performance of patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Comparison of the effect of proximal hip-core strengthening exercises with and without foot orthosis on improving pain and performance of women with patellofemoral pain syndrome

A clinical trial with the control group, with parallel groups, single-blind, randomized, on 117 patients. SNOSE will used for randomization

The work will be done in sports clubs and orthopedic clinics. The patients will be randomly divided into three groups of 39 people using a sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelope (SNOSE) technique. The study will be single-blind.

Criteria for entering the study: 1. Age range between 18 and 40 years 2. Having knee pain for at least 6 weeks or more 3. Having anterior knee pain with non-traumatic origin 4. Not having a history of injury and surgery on the spine and lower limbs 5. Exacerbation of pain with at least 2 of the following activities including running, jumping, walking on stairs, sitting for a long time, kneeling, squatting 6. Navicular drop greater than 9 mm and foot posture index greater than 6 Exit criteria If they have the following, they will be excluded from the study. Knee meniscus and ligament or tendon damage, patella dislocation (patellar instability), Osgood Schlatter disease, Pelica syndrome, Larsen-Johnson syndrome, knee joint effusion.

The first intervention group: Participants in this group receive hip and core proximal strengthening exercises. The second intervention group: In addition to hip and core proximal strengthening exercises, the participants of this group also will receive foot orthosis. The third intervention group: includes a group of people with patellofemoral pain syndrome who continue their normal lifestyle and do not receive any treatment.

Pain ; Performance

The initial number of registered participants was regardless of the amount of attrition, which is why 6 people were added to the number of participants. Also, due to the need for more time to complete the number of participants, this period was increased.

To allocate participants to each study group by a third party who is not present in the study, sealed, numbered, and opaque envelopes will be prepared based on the number of patients. Notably, the envelope will contain a slip of paper on which the treatment will be written in coded letters (namely, ABC). Then, each participant will randomly select an envelope like a lottery and will be allocated to one of three groups (Group I: PSEFO, Group II: PSEs, or Group III: CG) according to the code in each envelope.

In this study, the outcome evaluator is blind, so that he does not know how the subjects are assigned to the groups and what treatment intervention each group of subjects will receive. In this way, during the evaluation before and after the period of interventions, they do not make mistakes in their judgments in favor of a specific therapeutic intervention.

No, there is no plan to publish