Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a condition presenting with anterior knee pain or pain behind the patella (retro-patellar pain). The purpose of the study is to find the immediate effect of Kinesio taping versus McConnell taping in patellofemoral pain syndrome subjects during functional activities-stair ascent, stair descent and squat lift. Methods: An experimental study design with three groups, 45 subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome was randomized. 15 subjects into each Kinesiotaping group, McConnell group and Sham group. Kinesiotaping group received patellofemoral kinesio taping technique, McConnell group received McConnell taping technique and Sham group received sham taping technique. Outcome measure pain was measured using visual analogue scale during pre and post taping pain levels that were measured during three functional activities: stair ascent, stair descent and squat lift.Results: When analysed within the group using paired 't' test and wilcoxon signed rank test, there is statistically significant improvement in post pain levels in KT, MT and Sham group during stair climbing, stair descent and squat lift. When compared measuring of pre and post pain levels between three groups, there is no significant change in pain level between Kinesio taping and McConnell taping as also compared to sham taping. Conclusion:The study concluded that Kinesio taping, McConnell taping and sham taping shown immediate effect on reducing pain during functional activities such as stair climbing, stair descent and squat lift with greater percentage of pain reduction was found following Kinesiotaping and McConnell taping.

To determine foot plantar pressure during the day to day activities and real-time analysis, one needs a compact system capable of measuring foot pressure and providing accurate results. This project presents a low cost, reliable, compact foot plantar pressure acquisition system which we are developing. Strengths and boundaries of present-day structures are discussed and a foot plantar pressure device is suitable for measuring excessive stress distributions under the foot with excessive accuracy and reliability. This device is primarily based on highly linear strain sensors without a hysteresis. Various applications would need a different number of sensors spread over inside the shoe-sole. In this work, our investigation is restricted to simple applications like measuring the foot pressure when the person is standing still, or the speed when the person is moving, or whether she/he is escalating up or down the stairs. Our Project provides unique insight on foot function, helping clinicians conduct more complete assessments and objectively evaluate treatments. It includes a small sensor module that determines the foot pressure distribution in actual time that allows us to visualize and analyze the information. At the end of the experiment, real-time results in the form of intensity graph and graphical data of pressure point with a particular weigh have been achieved. A reference study of this data with the ideal situation will lead us to the early detection of joint issues.