Table 5 Treatments offered by physiotherapists
From: A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study
Possible physiotherapy treatments | Treatments offered by treating physiotherapist | |
|---|---|---|
Loaded Self-Managed | Usual Physiotherapy | |
Specific pain education* | 23 | 0 |
Loaded exercise* | 26 | 0 |
Self-management strategies* | 25 | 0 |
Close chain exercise | 21 | 27 |
General advice | 21 | 20 |
Open chain exercise | 1 | 23 |
Orthotics | 1 | 0 |
Movement re-training | 0 | 11 |
Hip specific exercise | 0 | 9 |
Stretches | 0 | 3 |
VM exercises | 0 | 2 |
Referral on | 0 | 1 |
Electrotherapy | 0 | 0 |
Acupuncture | 0 | 0 |
Patella taping | 0 | 0 |
Massage | 0 | 0 |
Mobilisations | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |