PNF Plus Progressive Rehabilitation for Adolescent Athletes With Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome - NCT07928778

Osgood-Schlatter syndrome is a common cause of knee pain in adolescent athletes. It occurs during periods of growth and is often associated with sports activities involving running, jumping, and repeated knee movements. Pain may limit participation in sports and other physical activities. This study aims to investigate whether combining proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) relaxation techniques with a progressive rehabilitation exercise programme is more effective than progressive rehabilitation exercises alone in reducing knee pain and improving knee range of motion in adolescent athletes with Osgood-Schlatter syndrome. Twelve adolescent athletes with Osgood-Schlatter syndrome were allocated randomly into two groups. The first group received PNF hold-relax techniques targeting the quadriceps and hamstring muscles, together with a progressive rehabilitation exercise programme. The second group received the progressive rehabilitation exercise programme alone. Both groups participated in rehabilitation sessions three times per week for 12 weeks. Knee pain and range of motion were assessed before the intervention, after 6 weeks, and after 12 weeks. The study will compare changes in pain and knee mobility between the two groups to determine whether adding PNF relaxation techniques provides additional benefits to progressive rehabilitation exercises. The findings may help inform rehabilitation approaches for adolescent athletes with Osgood-Schlatter syndrome.