Muscle Training With and Without Vascular Occlusion of Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Random Clinical Trial
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Vascular Occlusion
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome focused on measuring Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Partial Vascular Occlusion, Postural Balance, Electromyography, Physical Therapy.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Feminine gender;
- Age between 18 and 40 years;
- Clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral dysfunction by an orthopedist knee specialist.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Acute knee or patellar tendon injury, chronic inflammatory joint diseases (rheumatoid arthritis) or signs and symptoms of other knee pathologies (coexisting),
- Use of immunosuppressive medication or corticosteroids in the last six months;
- Anterior knee surgery (anterior cruciate ligament, meniscus or in the patellar tendon);
- Local injection (corticosteroid) of the knee in the previous month. (Thijs et al. 2017).
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Muscle strengthening with vascular occlusion
Conventional muscle strengthening
Quadriceps strengthening exercises will be performed in isometric, concentric and eccentric phases, with partial occlusion to blood flow. The occlusion equipment will be positioned over the proximal portion of the lower limb to be treated, just below the gluteal fold and inguinal ligament (Tennent et al. 2017). The pressure must be maintained during all series of exercises (approximately 5 minutes) (Bryk et al. 2016; Ferraz et al. 2018; Giles et al. 2017).
Conventional quadriceps strengthening exercises will be performed in isometric, concentric and eccentric phases, without occlusion to blood flow.