Foot orthoses and physiotherapy in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the clinical efficacy of foot orthoses in the management of patellofemoral pain syndrome with flat inserts or physiotherapy, and to investigate the effectiveness of foot orthoses plus physiotherapy.

Design

Prospective, single blind, randomised clinical trial.

Setting

Single centre trial within a community setting in Brisbane, Australia.

Participants

179 participants (100 women) aged 18 to 40 years, with a clinical diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome of greater than six weeks' duration, who had no previous treatment with foot orthoses or physiotherapy in the preceding 12 months.

Interventions

Six weeks of physiotherapist intervention with off the shelf foot orthoses, flat inserts, multimodal physiotherapy (patellofemoral joint m

SUBMITTER: Collins N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2572211 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature