Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between lateral knee pain and lateral tightness, and to investigate the efficacy of manual therapy on the patients with lateral knee pain.We studied 46 knees in 40 patients (25 males, 15 females; range 18–46 years, mean 29 years) with lateral knee pain.Lateral tightness was assessed using Ober's test and hamstring tightness test. The intensity of the lateral knee pain was assessed by a visual analogue scale (VAS). Manual therapy techniques and stretching exercises for treating tightness of the iliotibial band and the hamstrings were performed for 8 weeks. The patients then followed a home exercise program for 20 months.After the follow-up duration, the pain intensity level was found significantly lowered and the lateral tightness significantly decreased. Intensity of lateral knee pain and tightness were highly correlated.
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