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Effect of patello-femoral rehabilitation on lower limb mechanical changes postnatally
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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of patello-femoral rehabilitation on lower limb mechanical changes postnatally. One hundred women complaining from postpartum mild to moderate knee pain and/or mild degree of knee inflammation and/or lower limb functional problem participated in this study. They were selected randomly from Said Galal University Hospital in Cairo. The study was conducted from January 2016 to March 2017. Their ages were ranged from 20-35 years old. There BMI was ranged from 20-35 kg/m2.They were divided into two groups equal in number, group (A) treated by nutrition program only in the form of balanced diet 1200-1400 Kcal/day while group (B) treated by the same diet (1200-1400 Kcal/day) and participated in 90 minutes session of patellofemoral rehabilitation program and localized fat lipolysis using sonoliser device on thigh region twice weekly for 3 months. BMI was assessed by using weight and height scale, anterior knee pain was assessed by VAS, navicular DROP test and thigh girth were assessed by tape measurement, Q angle was assessed by goniometer and functional activities of hip and knee joints were assessed by LEFS for both groups A and B before and after treatment. Results found that, there was no significant difference in BMI, VAS, NDT, Q angle, LEFS and thigh girth between both groups A and B before treatment. There was significant improvement in BMI, VAS, NDT, Q angle, LEFS and thigh girth in both groups A and B after treatment. There was significant difference between A and B in BMI, VAS, NDT, Q angle, LEFS and thigh girth between groups A and B after treatment (more improvement in group B). So that, patellofemoral rehabilitation program is very effective in relieving anterior knee pain and in correcting lower limb biomechanical changes postnatally