Title

Physiotherapeutic interventions on quadriceps muscle architecture in patello-femoral pain syndrome

Authors

MV Vinaya Kumar¹, Navin Bala Subramanian²*, S Sreelatha¹, Sai Kotamraju³ & Madhan Krishnan⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Anatomy, MallaReddy Medical College for Women, Suraram, Hyderabad- 500055, Telangana, India; ²Department of Sports Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, SIMATS, Thandalam- 602105, Tamilnadu, India; ³Department of Radiology, MallaReddy Medical College for Women, Suraram, Hyderabad-500055, Telangana, India; ⁴Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam-603103, Tamilnadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

MV Vinaya Kumar – E-mail: kumarphysio2002@gmail.com

Navin Bala Subramanian - E-mail: drnavin_ortho@yahoo.co.in

S Sreelatha - E-mail: Sreelathapoli@gmail.com

Sai Kotamraju - E-mail: saikotamraju.rad@gmail.com

Madhan Krishnan - E-mail: kmadhan91@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2023; Revised April 30, 2023; Accepted April 30, 2023, Published April 30, 2023

Quadriceps weakness and morphological alteration is a documented phenomenon that can have a major impact on strength and functional performance of PFPS patients. An effective and trustworthy non-invasive technique for measuring the quadriceps muscle's anatomy and architecture is B- Mode Ultrasonography. The aim of the study is to assess & compare the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation application, quadriceps strengthening & in combination on the quadriceps muscle architecture and functional capacity in patients with Patello femoral pain syndrome. One hundred and twenty-four participants aged 18 - 40 years old with anterior knee pain were included. Participants were randomly allocated into four groups. Group A participants were given NMES, group B were given QS, group C were given combination therapy (NMES+QS) and group D was control group. Cross sectional area, Fascicle length & pennation angle were measured using B-Mode (2D) ultrasound for Quadriceps Femoris muscle. Knee function & pain were assessed using Kujala score and VAS. All parameters were evaluated before and after the intervention. The mean age, weight, height & BMI of control, NMES, QS and NMES+QS were not statistically significant (P = 0.881, 0.960, 0.951 & 0.953) which shows that the control and experimental groups were homogenous. Combination group showed significant improvement when compared to QS group followed by NMES group. Control group did not show any improvement. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in combination with quadriceps strengthening showed a better outcome than in isolation on quadriceps muscle architecture after 10 weeks.

Keywords

Physiotherapeutic intervention; Quadriceps Muscle; patellofemoral pain syndrome

Citation

Kumar et al. Bioinformation 19(4): 454-459 (2023)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.