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The therapist will begin the treatment by flexing the participant's knee to approximately 15-25 degrees. Then, the therapist will apply pressure to the popliteus muscle while simultaneously extending the knee to approximately 5 degrees of flexion. When the knee is extended, the pressure will be released. The therapist will repeat this procedure for up to 2 minutes plus tradional therapy",[9],null,{"type":6,"name":16,"description":31,"armGroupLabels":32,"otherNames":29},"Following the clinical guidelines established by Brukner and Khan, the mobilization will be performed with the patient in a supine position to ensure complete relaxation of the quadriceps musculature, thereby minimizing joint compressive forces. The intervention will include multidirectional glides tailored to specific functional deficits:Superior glides,Inferior glides,Medial-lateral excursions and tilt mobilization.Each mobilization will be applied as a gentle sustained glide for duration of 30 to 60 seconds per repetition",[16],{"type":6,"name":21,"description":34,"armGroupLabels":35,"otherNames":29},"patients will receive quadriceps muscle strength, hip extension strength, hamstring stretch.",[16,9,21],[37],{"name":38,"role":39,"phone":40,"phoneExt":29,"email":41},"mohamed Bahig, master","CONTACT","0 11 41644884","mohamed.bahig@the.suezuni.edu.eg",{"type":43,"investigatorFullName":44,"investigatorTitle":45,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":29,"oldOrganization":29},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR","Mohamed Abdelalim Bahig","principle investigator : mohamed abdelalim bahig","100053307","popliteus-muscle-release-versus-patellofemoral-mobilization-in-patellofemoral-pain-syndrome-100053307",false,"NCT07698704","Popliteus Muscle Release Versus Patellofemoral Mobilization in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome","PFPS","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Male and female participants aged 18-30 years.\n* minimum history of 3 months of unilateral PFP.\n* pain intensity score of ≥3 on a 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for worst pain experienced during the previous week.\n* Pain reproduced during at least two of the following functional activities: stair ascent or descent, running, hopping, prolonged sitting, squatting, or kneeling.\n* Presence of pain on at least one of the following clinical tests: patellar compression test or palpation of the patellar facets.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Clinical, x-ray, or MRI findings indicative of other specific pathology including osteoarthritis, meniscal, ligament or cartilage injury, apophysitis.\n* Recurrent patellar subluxation or dislocation.\n* Cortisone use over an extended period of time.\n* Previous surgery to the knee joint; trauma to the knee joint affecting the presenting clinical condition.\n* Lower limb deformities.","ALL","18 Years","30 Years",{"count":57,"type":58},48,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[61],"NA","This study will be conducted to compare the effect of popliteus muscle release and patellofemoral mobilization on pain intensity, function, and quadriceps muscle strength in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome?",[64],"Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome",[9,16,64],"NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-07-07",{"date":69,"type":70},"2026-07-13","ACTUAL",{"date":72,"type":58},"2026-07-15",{"date":74,"type":58},"2026-11-01",{"name":5,"class":6}]