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CLINICAL REVIEW ON EFFECTS OF TAPING COMBINED WITH EXERCISES IN PATIENTS WITH PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME.

AUTHOR- JUEE PRAVIN SHINDE (3

RD BPT), Dr Rashmi M R(PT) (Asst.Professor)

HILLSIDE COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

OBJECTIVE- To review the effects of Taping combined with exercises in patients with

patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS).

DESIGN- A Clinical Review Done On 22 Articles Out which 10 article were included on the

different taping technique along with exercises in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

RESULT- The clinical review suggests that treating the PFPS patients with McConnell taping

combined with VMO strengthening exercises showed 60% improvement in NPRS, 86.4% in

LEFI, and also improved ROM of knee flexion. M-taping showed 2% better muscle activity of

vastus medialis than other treatment methods and vastus lateralis had not significant difference

in muscle activity with taping. Kinesio taping applied in different methods with strengthening

showed significant improvement in pain score, peak torque of the quadriceps muscle, and also

proprioception of the knee.

CONCLUSION- Taping combined with strengthening of VMO, VL, VM with proprioceptive

training in patients with PFPS showed to improvement in pain score, flexibility, patellar

stability, proprioception of knee, patellar alignment. M taping is effective for patellar alignment

and K-taping was effective in VMO muscle weakness and to relive muscle tension of VL.

Different method of taping like M-taping, K-taping (Y, I, O methods of K-tape), sham-taping,

athletic taping all showed significant improvement before and after treatment but there was no

significant difference in parameters between the different methods of taping.