ABSTRACT
Background: One of the most common knee problems is patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps) which is higher rating among females especially athletes than males. It is commonly believed that main problems of PFPS are pain and impaired knee function. Objective: to determine effect of Mcconnell (MCT) taping on pain intensity in patients with PFPS.  Methods: theirty patients (male and female) with PFPS participated in the study. Their age ranged from 18 to 35 years. They were assigned randomly into two equal groups. The first group (A) included 15 patients with a mean age of (24.46 ± 2.23 years) and mean BMI (22.72 ± 2.3 kg/m²) were treated with MCT and exercises for six weeks. The second group (B) was the control included 15 patients with a mean age of (23.86 ± 1.84 years) and mean BMI (22.93 ± 3.23 kg/m²) were treated with quadriceps strengthening exercises only for six weeks. Pain intensity was measured by numerical pain rating scale (ANPRS). All the assessment was done before the study, after 3 weeks (post I) and after 6 weeks (post II)in both groups. Results: Findings revealed the group(A) which used McConnell aping with exercises had shown improvement in pain intensity more efficiently than group(B) which treated by quadriceps strengthening exercises alone (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: Mcconnell taping techniquescan improve pain in PFPS patients.