Release techniques for kneecap pain
Treatments studied
This study tests two hands-on therapies to ease kneecap pain. It may help if your pain has lasted at least three months and gets worse with stairs, running, or sitting for a long time.
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Who can take part
- You have pain around or behind your kneecap for at least 3 months, even at rest or during activities like stairs, running, or sitting.
- You have a positive squat test (pain when squatting) and a positive Clarke's test (pain when pressing on your kneecap with your thigh muscle tight).
- Your pain started gradually, not from a fall or injury.
- Your knee doesn't straighten fully.
- You have not had surgery, fracture, or ligament injury in your leg, pelvis, or spine in the last 6 months.
- You do not have other knee conditions, nerve or muscle disease, rheumatoid arthritis, or are not pregnant.
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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