Effect of Short Foot Exercise in Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Effect of Adding Short Foot Exercise to Hip and Knee Focused Exercises in Treatment of Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Purposes of the study

To investigate the effect of adding Short foot exercise on patellofemoral pain syndrome on knee Pain, Function, Balance and abductors, quadriceps Muscle strength.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients diagnosed as PFPS
• Pain elicited at least by two of the following four tests; (i) Isometric muscle contraction with slight bent knee,(ii) palpation of the patellofemoral joint line, (iii) patellar compression against the femoral bone (iv) active resisted knee extension.
• Psychological and mentally stable
• No previous knee surgery, except for diagnostic arthroscopy.
• No current knee pathologies (e.g. osteoarthritis)
• Navicular drop test more than 10 mm which indicated pronated foot

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects will be excluded if they don't meet the inclusion criteria.