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Among collegiate athletes, patellofemoral pain (PFP) represents nearly one-third of all sport-related injuries. There have been multiple studies using a patellar tendon strap as an intervention to treat PFP that showed an improvement in knee pain, as well as studies showing improvement in knee pain when using patellar taping for PFP. However, there is very limited research written that compares the effectiveness of a patellar tendon strap versus a patellar tendon taping technique for patients with PFP. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of patellar taping versus patellar strapping to reduce PFP in collegiate athletes. Participants recruited over a two-week period used the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale and inclusion and exclusion criteria to be assigned to one of the two intervention groups. The two interventions were a patellar tendon strap and a patellar tendon taping technique. Participants completed the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale and the Visual Analog Scale before and after the intervention. There were significant improvements on both PROs regardless of the intervention group. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of strapping to taping for decreasing pain in those diagnosed with PFP. Both interventions have been theorized to be effective in treating PFP, so comparing them can provide insight into which intervention works best for athletes based on their individual reported scores. Overall, our results suggest that there are no significant differences in effectiveness between patellar strapping or taping for decreasing pain in those diagnosed with PFP.

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