Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrom is defined as pain of anterior aspect of the knee, most common on medial border of the patella. The exact cause of the syndrom is unknown, it is usually explained with patellar maltracking. In most cases the treatement is nonoperative, with different manual techniques, exercise therapy, patellar braces and elastic or rigid taping. McConnell taping is corrective rigid taping of the patella most often used with patellofemoral pain syndrom patients. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis/diploma work was to determine the effect of McConnell taping on patients with patellofemoral pain syndrom. Methods: A literature search of data bases PubMed, ScienceDirect and PEDRO was conducted for articles of the last ten years. Seven english researches fit the criteria and were used in the final review. Results: McConnell taping was used alone and in addition to exercise. Researchers compared effects of McConnell taping to those of exercise, stretching, placebo taping and other rigid taping techniques. McConnell taping has statistically significant effect on reducing the pain when stationary and during the activities, on larger range of motion, knee function and on dinamic postural control. Researchers didn't find statistically significant effect on patella positioning. Discussion and conclusion: Based on the results of this literature review, McConnell taping is succesful as adjunctive therapy in patellofemoral pain syndrom treatement. When used as stand - alone therapy it effects only short term pain. More research to test the long - term effects of McConnell taping should be carried out, as well as research to test the effect of taping based on the patellar positioning of the individual.
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