Effectiveness of Physiotherapy for Athletes and Runners with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Fernando, Dehiwattage Kanchana Dilshan Suranimala (2020)
Fernando, Dehiwattage Kanchana Dilshan Suranimala
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060216142
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Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common musculoskeletal impairment that occurs among athletes and runners. In the general population as annual incidence PFPS is reported 22.7% and 28.9% of adolescent aged population are detected with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Female athletes in age 10 to 24 years are two to 10 times much prone to be diagnosed with PFPS than male athletes. 74% of athletes and runners terminate their career due to patellofemoral pain.
This literature review aims for understand the effects of physiotherapy in athletes and runners having patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The method used for this thesis follows the principles of the literature review. The systematic search was done in Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PEDro and Pubmed. According to the inclusion criteria, final three randomized control trials and randomized clinical trials were selected for this thesis.
Most athletes and runners could have patellofemoral pain syndrome due to exercises done in wrong techniques, wrong foot wear and muscle imbalances. Results show that guided gait retraining, lower limb strengthening exercises and general manipulation technique provided significant results in reducing pain and improving lower limb function. Even though interventions like using foot orthosis did not show a significant result, it could be used as a combination with other treatment methods.
This literature review aims for understand the effects of physiotherapy in athletes and runners having patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The method used for this thesis follows the principles of the literature review. The systematic search was done in Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PEDro and Pubmed. According to the inclusion criteria, final three randomized control trials and randomized clinical trials were selected for this thesis.
Most athletes and runners could have patellofemoral pain syndrome due to exercises done in wrong techniques, wrong foot wear and muscle imbalances. Results show that guided gait retraining, lower limb strengthening exercises and general manipulation technique provided significant results in reducing pain and improving lower limb function. Even though interventions like using foot orthosis did not show a significant result, it could be used as a combination with other treatment methods.