• Mahesh Sharma

INTRODUCTION: Patellofemoral pain is one of most common knee complaint in sports and general population. Patellofemoral syndrome is characterised by dull aching pain which is vague in location, often described as around or under patella, symptoms are aggravated with walking, running, ascending or descending stairs or prolonged sitting, leg buckling, crepitus OBJECTIVE: To Find out the Effectiveness of McConnell’s taping approach in treating runners knee and its post Treatment effect on muscular activity of Vastus medialis oblique METHOD: Minimum of 30 subjects both males and females were conveniently allocated in two groups A and B. In Group A choice of Treatment were VMO strengthening, Taping, TENS. In Group B choice of treatment were TENS, VMO strengthening. All subjects in both groups received treatment for three weeks five times per week for total of 15 treatment sessions. Data collection for VAS and EMG analysis for VMO was done on 1st Day pre-treatment, 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th day without tape revaluation was done. Results: The results showed a significant reduction in pain and improvement in the VMO strength in both groups. Group A(Tape Group) shows more significant improvement in pain and strength than group B (P < 0.05). Group A showed earlier improvement in all variables under this study. Conclusion: McConnell’s taping of knee along with VMO strengthening in patellofemoral syndrome significantly improves pain and strength of VMO in runner’s knee patients and result is maintained even after stopping the treatment. It is long term efficient treatment for runner’s knee.

McConnell’s Taping, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, EMG of VMO, VMO Strengthening, Patellofemoral joint syndrome

"Efficacy of McConnell’s taping in runner’s knee", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.1139-1148, November 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDS06171.pdf

"Efficacy of McConnell’s taping in runner’s knee", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp1139-1148, November 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDS06171.pdf