A Prospective Study Evaluating the Effects of Manual Therapy on the Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain
| atmire.migration.oldid | 2173 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Herzog, Walter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tang, Conrad | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-16T21:22:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-16T07:00:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-05-16 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To determine whether manual therapy, specifically myofascial release technique (MRT) and Trigger Point Therapy (TPT) of the quadriceps, directly affects knee-extensor voluntary activation (VA) in patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP). Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Thirty patients with PFP were recruited and randomized into group 1, who received MRT; group 2, who received TPT; and group 3, who received a sham ultrasound treatment (control group). Main outcomes: Voluntary activation, subjective knee pain scores (Visual Analogue Scale), subjective functional knee scores (Anterior Knee Pain Score - AKPS), knee-extensor torque (Biodex machine), and quadriceps electromyography (EMG) were measured over a six week experimental period. Results: Pain decreased in all three groups over the six week experimental period and there was a significant increase in % VA for the TPT group at 2 weeks post-baseline (9% increase) and 6 weeks post-baseline (10% increase). Conclusion: The TPT increased % VA, whereas MRT intervention and the control condition did not. Pain decreased in all groups to a similar degree, suggesting that a placebo effect may have produced a decrease in symptoms in this chronic PFP patient group. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tang, C. (2014). A Prospective Study Evaluating the Effects of Manual Therapy on the Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24985 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24985 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1527 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Kinesiology | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Rehabilitation and Therapy | |
| dc.subject.classification | Knee pain | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Manual therapy | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Voluntary activation | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Rehabilitation | en_US |
| dc.title | A Prospective Study Evaluating the Effects of Manual Therapy on the Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | |
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