Alrawaili Saud M, Azab Alshimaa R, Elnaggar Ragab K, Alhwoaimel Norah A, Basalem Nourah, ALaseem Aram A, Kamel FatmaAlzahraa H, Basha Maged A, Aloraini Saleh M, Morsy Walaa E
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
J Rehabil Med. 2025 Mar 24;57:jrm42169. doi: 10.2340/jrm.v57.42169.
This study aimed to assess and compare changes in pain, balance, functional status, and health-related quality of life between adolescents with patellofemoral pain syndrome undergoing 12 weeks of monochromatic infrared energy application as an adjuvant to physical rehabilitation and those receiving physical rehabilitation alone.
Randomized controlled trial.
Adolescents aged 15-18.
46 adolescents were randomly assigned to receive either a standard physical therapy programme or monochromatic infrared energy plus the standard programme. Pain intensity, dynamic postural control, functional status, and health-related quality of life were evaluated pre- and post-intervention.
The study group showed a greater reduction in pain intensity (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.36), improvement in dynamic postural control, towards the anterior (p = 0.002; η2 = 0.20), posteromedial (p = 0.009; η2 = 0.14), posterolateral (p = 0.018; η2 = 0.12) directions, and composite postural control (p = 0.001; η2 = 0.24), and enhancement of functional status (p = 0.013; η2 = 0.13) from the pre- to post-treatment occasion than the control group. Moreover, the study group reported better quality of life: physical health (p = 0.035; η2 = 0.10), psychosocial health (p = 0.005; η2 = 0.17), and overall (p = 0.001; η2 = 0.21).
Monochromatic infrared energy is likely beneficial in adolescents with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
本研究旨在评估和比较接受为期12周单色红外能量治疗作为物理康复辅助手段的髌股疼痛综合征青少年与仅接受物理康复的青少年在疼痛、平衡、功能状态以及健康相关生活质量方面的变化。
随机对照试验。
15 - 18岁青少年。
46名青少年被随机分配接受标准物理治疗方案或单色红外能量加标准方案。在干预前后评估疼痛强度、动态姿势控制、功能状态和健康相关生活质量。
研究组在治疗前后疼痛强度降低幅度更大(p < 0.001;η2 = 0.36),动态姿势控制在向前(p = 0.002;η2 = 0.20)、后内侧(p = 0.009;η2 = 0.14)、后外侧(p = 0.018;η2 = 0.12)方向以及综合姿势控制方面有所改善(p = 0.001;η2 = 0.24),功能状态增强(p = 0.013;η2 = 0.13),均优于对照组。此外,研究组报告的生活质量更好:身体健康(p = 0.035;η2 = 0.10)、心理社会健康(p = 0.005;η2 = 0.17)以及总体生活质量(p = 0.001;η2 = 0.21)。
单色红外能量可能对髌股疼痛综合征青少年有益。