Cross-cultural Adaption and Psychometric Properties Testing of The Arabic Anterior Knee Pain Scale

<p>Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFP) is a common condition affecting the musculoskeletal system and has a tendency of becoming chronic and is problematic in the affected people. It is the commonest cause of anterior knee pain. In over 2/3 of the patients affected it has been successfully treated through the use of rehabilitation protocols which are designed in pain reduction and returning the functionality to an individual. Many cases of patellofemoral pain syndrome can be avoided only if a clinician can make a pre-diagnosis. Preparation Screening Evaluation testing done by a certified athletic trainer can also help in prevention of this syndrome. The purpose of this topic is to be able to review the anatomy of the knee, the risk factors predisposing to patellofemoral pain syndrome, soft tissue, arterial system, innervation of the patellofemoral joint and strategies for rehabilitation. This will enable reviewing the anatomy of the knee, relationships between arterial collateralization, nerve supply and alignment of soft tissues in explaining the mechanisms that lead to this syndrome. By doing so, it will help in the future whereby using different treatments that will be aiming at the non-soft tissue that cause patellofemoral pain syndrome.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Science (DSc)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physical Therapy

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Alshehri, Abdullah S.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lohman, Everett B., III
• Bahjri, Khalid
• Daher, Noha S.

• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitation and Therapy
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome -- physiopathology; Knee Injuries -- physiopathology; Knee Injuries -- rehabilitation; Lysholm Knee Score
• Athletic Injuries; Pain Measurement; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation Protocols

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/311

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1307