Brasileiro, Jamilson SimõesRodolfo, Jully Israely de Azevedo2022-12-262022-12-262022-12-08RODOLFO, Jully Israely de Azevedo. Efeitos da estimulação elétrica neuromuscular e do Kinesio Taping associados aos exercícios na dor femoropatelar: Estudo piloto. 2022. 52f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Fisioterapia). Departamento de Fisioterapia. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2022.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/50666Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFD) is one of the most frequent musculoskeletal disorders in the knee, which mainly affects the female population and whose treatment is controversial. Objective: To investigate the effects of adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and Kinesio Taping (KT) to a therapeutic exercise program, with emphasis on the knee extensor and hip abductor muscle groups, in women with PFP. Methods: This is a pilot of a randomized clinical trial, in which 18 women, aged between 18 and 30 years, were randomly allocated into 3 groups: (1) NMES and Exercises Group; (2) KT and Exercises Group (GKT) – performed the same exercise protocol, associated with the application of KT in the patellofemoral region and (3) Exercises Group (GEx) – performed only the exercise program aimed at training the knee extensors and hip abductors. The intervention took place twice a week for 8 weeks, totaling 16 sessions for all groups. Pain intensity and functional disability were adopted as the primary outcome measure, and isokinetic performance as a secondary outcome. The volunteers were evaluated in four moments: 72 hours before the beginning of the intervention (Assessment 0 weeks); after 4 weeks from the beginning of the intervention (Assessment 4 weeks); after 8 weeks from the beginning of the intervention (Evaluation 8 weeks); and 8 weeks after the end of the intervention (16-week evaluation). Results: No significant difference was observed between the evaluated groups regarding the variables of pain intensity, functional incapacity and isokinetic performance of knee extensors and hip abductors (p>0.05). We evidenced a reduction in pain intensity (p<0.01; F=23.3; ηp2=0.60) and improvement in functional disability (p<0.01; F=39.4; ηp2=0.72) in intragroup comparison, for all groups. Conclusion: The application of NMES and Kinesio Taping did not demonstrate significant additional effects that justify their association with exercises in the treatment of PFP in this sample condition. However, all groups showed a reduction in pain and improvement in functionality, with a residual effect that lasted eight weeks after the end of treatment, highlighting the importance of an active exercise routine for women with PFP.Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/br/Bandagem funcionalEletroestimulaçãoFisioterapiaJoelhoMúsculo quadrícepsbachelorThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FISIOTERAPIA E TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL