Frequency of Patellofemoral Pain in Female Athletes of Different Universities

Abstract

Objective: The objective is to determine frequency of patellofemoral pain in university female athletes Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted and data was collected through Non- probability convenient sampling. Study sample of 106 females was selected. This study was followed in a period of 6 months. Methodology: This study was conducted from university of Lahore, university of central Punjab, and comsats university Lahore. Analysis was done by the spss versoin 25.0. Factual instruments applied in the current investigation incorporate frequencies, rate, mean and standard deviation. Results: The results concluded that most of the female athletes had patellofemoral pain. 160 females were taken for the test from which 34/160(21.3%) feel limp, 104/160(65%) felt pain while walking, all of them felt difficulty climbing stairs, 25/160(15.6%) were unable to run, and 5 4 / 1 6 0 ( 3 3 . 8 % ) f e l t s l i g h t p a i n w h i l e 73/160(45.6%) felt severe pain. Conclusions: Overall most of them were in pain after patellofemoral syndrome Conclusions: The study highlighted that a high frequency of patellofemoral pain was found in female athletes. The athletic females needed strategies to overcome the patellofemoral pain. It will reduce the frequency of patellofemoral pain. There is a need of further research to investigate the occurrence of patellofemoral pain experienced by the females.