TABLE 3.
Impairment-based outcome findings
| Subjects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome Measures | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| NPRS for anterior knee pain standard rectus femoris stretching position—initial | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| NPRS for anterior knee pain standard rectus femoris stretching position at discharge | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NPRS for anterior knee pain during isometric muscle testing of knee extension at 45° at initial | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| NPRS for anterior knee pain during isometric muscle testing of knee extension at 45° at discharge | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goniometric values for rectus femoris muscle length at initial | 87° | 94° | 87° | 92° | 88° | 118° |
| Goniometric values for rectus femoris muscle length at discharge | 132° | 131° | 122° | 125° | 118° | 138° |