Assessment of Pain and Functional Outcomes in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a pathological condition of the patellofemoral joint characterized by knee pain in the peripatellar, anterior, and even retro patellar regions. Between 15% and 45% of persons in their 20s to 40s experience patellofemoral pain. Objective: To assess pain and functional outcomes in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Methods: At Mayo Hospital and the University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, 87 people enrolled in this cross-sectional study using a non-probability convenience sampling technique during the period of 20th January 2024 to 20th July 2024. Both male and female patients between ages of 20 to 40 years with a positive patellar grind test were included. The numeric pain rating scale and Kujala score were used for data collection to assess pain and functional outcomes respectively. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0. All qualitative variables were shown as frequency and percentages; all quantitative data were provided as Mean ± S.D. Results: Mean age of participants was 30.68 ± 5.62 years. Out of 87 participants, there were 41 (47.1%) females and 46 (52.9%) males. The mean score of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale was 6.31 ± 1.56 and the Kujala score was 46.37 ± 10.36. Out of 87 participants, 6 (6.9%) had mild pain, 62 (71.3%) had moderate pain and 19 (21.8%) had severe pain. The NPRS and Kujala Score have a very weak correlation of 0.049 with a p-value of 0.655. Conclusion: It was concluded that this study had a significant impact of patellofemoral pain syndrome on pain and functional outcomes in affected individuals.