Ankle therapy plus knee exercises for knee pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether adding a specific ankle hands-on treatment (manual therapy) to regular strengthening exercises helps women with patellofemoral pain. The goal is to improve knee pain and function, especially when ankle movement is limited.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman with knee pain in the front (around/behind the kneecap) for at least 3 months
- Your front knee pain gets worse with activities like squatting, stairs, kneeling, long walking/running, long sitting, or jump-landing
- In the past week, your knee pain was at least 3/10 on a pain scale
- You have ankle stiffness that shows up when you do a weight-bearing lunge test (foot-to-wall distance 10 cm or less)
- You have no past surgery or fracture in the low back, hip, knee, ankle, or foot
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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