Rehabilitation With Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation for Patients With Patellofemoral Pain (PENS for PFP)
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Insidious onset of symptoms
- Presence of peri- or retro patellar knee pain during at least two of the following functional activities:
Stair ascent or descent, Running, Kneeling, Squatting, Prolonged sitting, Jumping
- Pain for more than 3 months
- Pain >3/10 on VAS
- 85 or less on the Anterior Knee Pain Scale
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous knee surgery
- Internal Derangement
- Ligamentous instability
- Other sources of anterior knee pain(patella tendonitis, osgood schlatter, knee plica, etc)
- Neurological Involvement
- Any biomedical device
- Muscular abnormalities
- Currently pregnant
- Hypersensitivity to electrical stimulation
- Active infection over the site of the electrode placement
Sites / Locations
- University of Virginia
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Motor PENS
Subsensory PENS
Motor PENS will be a strong tri-phasic stimulation pattern to the hip, quadriceps, hamstring, and adductors for strength training (50Hz impulses for 200ms every 1500 ms). The stimulus will be administered for 15-minutes followed by the impairment rehabilitation program.
Subsensory PENS will be a sub sensory stimulus also administered by a tri-phasic stimulation pattern to the hip, quadriceps, hamstring, and adductors (50Hz impulses for 200ms every 1500ms). The stimulus will be administered for 15-minutes followed by the impairment rehabilitation program