Table 4. Participant-reported use of co-interventions for patellofemoral pain during the six-week trial.
Initial Randomization | Regrouping* | Total | |||
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Additional Intervention† | 3 mm Lateral Wedge (n = 14) | 6 mm Medial Wedge (n = 13) | Decreased KAAI (n = 13) | Increased KAAI (n = 14) | (n = 27) |
Active release therapy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ice following run | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Knee stabilizing device during run | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-specific lower extremity muscle strengthening | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory use | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Physiotherapy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prescription pain medication | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yoga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
None | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
*subjects were regrouped based on whether they experienced increased or decreased KAAIs with their assigned footwear, regardless of wedge type
†some participants used more than one