Abstract

An experimental study on the efficacy of mobilization of talonavicular joint and intrinsic foot muscle strengthening in management of patellofemoral pain. Objective: A study to find out the efficacy of mobilization of talonavicular joint and intrinsic foot muscle strengthening on pain, knee function and foot posture in management of patellofemoral pain. Design: Pre and post experimental study design is adopted. Setting: The study was carried out at RVS college of physiotherapy. The review board of RVS college of physiotherapy approved the study and an informed consent was obtained prior to the study from the subjects. Twenty subjects who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for this study. The subjects were treated by talonavicular joint mobilization and intrinsic foot muscle strengthening and treated for a period of four weeks. Main outcome measures: Pain measured by numerical pain rating scale, knee function measured by kujala scale and foot posture measured by foot posture index scale. Result: When analysing the mean values, it showed that subjects treated with talonavicular joint mobilization and intrinsic foot muscle strengthening were effective. Conclusion: It concluded that application of talonavicular joint mobilization and intrinsic foot muscle strengthening reduced pain and improved knee function and foot posture in patients with patellofemoral pain

Keywords

patellofemoral pain, talonavicular joint mobilization, intrinsic foot muscle strengthening, numerical pain rating scale, kujala scale, foot posture index scale