ReviewJournal of chiropractic medicine2017
Effectiveness of Manual Therapy Combined With Physical Therapy in Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Lumbar Thrust-mobilization Effects on Hip Strength and Anterior Knee Pain, a Double Blind Randomized Control Trial
The Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Hip Extension Strength and Jump Height, A Double Blind Randomized Control Trial
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based therapies for mental health and quality of life of breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of clinical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Pregnancy Outcomes After Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Periconceptional Period or During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of adding manual therapy to hip and knee exercises in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of local exercise therapy versus spinal manual therapy in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: medium term follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Lumbopelvic Manipulation for Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Radiofrequency Diathermy Plus Therapeutic Exercises on Pain and Functionality of Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Time to evolve: the applicability of pain phenotyping in manual therapy.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2022Article
- Do Individuals with History of Patellofemoral Pain Walk and Squat Similarly to Healthy Controls? A 3D Kinematic Analysis During Pain Remission Phase.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2022Article
- 'Next steps' for researching orthopedic manual therapy.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Article
- Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome with Dielectric Radiofrequency Diathermy: A Preliminary Single-Group Study with Six-Month Follow-Up.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of Tele-Prescription of Therapeutic Physical Exercise in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Both ipsilateral and contralateral localized vibratory stimulations modulated pain-related sensory thresholds on the foot in mice and humans.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
- Overview of Registered Clinical Trials on Manual Therapy: Possible Implications of Genetic Testing for Personalized Treatment.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this study was to conduct a review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the treatment effectiveness of the combination of manual therapy (MT) with other physical therapy techniques.
methodsSystematic searches of scientific literature were undertaken on PubMed and the Cochrane Library (2004-2014). The following terms were used: "patellofemoral pain syndrome," "physical therapy," "manual therapy," and "manipulation." RCTs that studied adults diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) treated by MT and physical therapy approaches were included. The quality of the studies was assessed by the Jadad Scale.
resultsFive RCTs with an acceptable methodological quality (Jadad ≥ 3) were selected. The studies indicated that MT combined with physical therapy has some effect on reducing pain and improving function in PFPS, especially when applied on the full kinetic chain and when strengthening hip and knee muscles.
conclusionsThe different combinations of MT and physical therapy programs analyzed in this review suggest that giving more emphasis to proximal stabilization and full kinetic chain treatments in PFPS will help better alleviation of symptoms.
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