چکیده:
Objectives: Patellar maltracking is the main reason for pain and disability in patellofemoral
pain syndrome (PFPS). Patellar taping can considerably reduce such pain and disability. This
study compared the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises and kinesio taping on the patellar
position in women with PFPS (mean age 32.2±1.12 years) by using magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI).
Methods: Thirty women with a one-year history of PFPS took part in this study. MRI was
done on the participant’s patellofemoral joint at 30° knee flexion with quadriceps contraction
in two stages: 1st stage-immediately after kinesio taping and 2nd stage-after 10 sessions
of kinesio taping. The effectiveness of the interventions was determined by measuring the
patellofemoral congruence angle (PFCA), lateral patellofemoral angle (LPFA), and lateral
patellar displacement (LPD) in the MRI images.
Results: Statistical analysis revealed significantly reduced pain in all participants. The results
showed a significant reduction in PFCA during quadriceps contraction immediately after
kinesio taping, and a significant improvement was also observed in LPFA after 10 days of
using kinesio taping by quadriceps contraction.
Discussion: Kinesio taping plus quadriceps contraction reduced the PFCA and LPFA. Patellar
taping is effective in the correction of the patellar position in contracted quadriceps. Therefore,
both neuromuscular and mechanical effects of patellar taping affect the patellar position over
a long period. The combination of patellar taping and exercise reduced pain and improved
activity faster than either of the treatment alone.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Effects of Patellar Taping on the Patella Position in Presence of Quadriceps Contraction in 20-40 Year-Old Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Using MRI Mahboobeh Banejad1*, Alireza Sarmadi1, Firouz Madadi2 1.
Effects of Patellar Taping on the Patella Position in Presence of Quadriceps Contraction in 20-40 Year-Old Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Using MRI.
This study compared the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises and kinesio taping on the patellar position in women with PFPS (mean age 32.
Furthermore, some studies have reported that patellar taping does not affect the patellofemoral congruence angle (PFCA) in PFPS [19, 20], whereas others have re- ported that taping significantly improves this angle, but the effect decreases after 15 minutes of exercise [10, 21].
In order to evaluate theses theories, this study assessed the effects of patellar taping on the patella position in the presence of quadriceps con- traction in women with PFPS.
The patellofemoral joint of the test leg was imaged in this po- sition after the knee taping by using the medial glide tech- nique (taping from the lateral to the medial border of the patella) in the presence of quadriceps contraction.
This study aimed at comparing the effects of patellar taping on the patella position in the presence of quadriceps contraction in 20 to 40-year-old women with PFPS using MRI.
In the contracted quadriceps condition, taping plus physical exercise decreased the PFCA, LPFA, and LPD after 10 days of taping with Banejad M, et al.
Effects of Patellar Taping on the Patella Position in Presence of Quadriceps Contraction in 20-40 Year-Old Women.