Therapeutic Efficacy of Soft Tissue Mobilization using Instrument Assistance (IASTM) and Kinesio Taping (KT) in addressing the Pain and Knee Function Among Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) patients.Objective: Study to find out the efficacy and dominance of soft tissue mobilization by instrument assistance over kinesio-taping in the Management of Pain and Knee Function Among patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome.Design: pre and post experimental study design is adopted.
Setting:The study was conducted in RVS College of physiotherapy, Sulur, Coimbatore and Yasodha Physiotherapy Centre, Coimbatore. Participants: Two groups comprising of 15 participants each carefully subjected to proper selection criteria addressed as group A (with IASTM involvement) and group B (with KT involvement). Experimental Group A: instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) with exercises. Experimental Group B: Kinesio taping (KT) with exercises.Main outcome measures: Pain using visual analogue scale and knee function score using Anterior knee pain Scale Results: When comparing the mean values of Group, A(IASTM) and B(KT), Group A subjects treated with instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization along with hip and knee strengthening exercise showed more difference than Group B treated with kinesio-taping.
Conclusions:It is concluded that instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) more effective than kinesio taping (KT) in pain reduction and knee function progress among athletes with Patello femoral pain syndrome (PFPS).