Trial of Self-managed Approaches for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Active Duty
Abstract
Patellofemoral pain syndrome, PFPS, is the most common diagnosis among active duty military presenting with knee pain in the military ambulatory care setting. The incidence of PFPS has shown a striking increase of >11.3% over the last 4 years, affecting work performance, limiting activity, and impacting military deployment health. We have shown that home-based neuromuscular electrical stimulation, NMES, is safe, portable, easy-to-use and improves quadriceps muscle strength with some pain relief. NMES and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, TENS, devices are widely used by warfighters in the theatre of operation for knee problems. The overall objective of this project is to compare three home-managed treatment regimens for PFPS: NMES, TENS, and NMES combined with TENS to a standard home exercise program, HEP.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 18, 2018
- Source ID
- HU0001151TS08
Entities
People
- Laura Talbot
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center