Correlation between physical activity level and anterior knee pain in Indian recreational and professional athletes

BACKGROUND: Anterior knee pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints seen in the Indian population with high prevalence among those who are active in professional sports and recreational sports. It commonly occurs in many healthy young athletes, especially girls. The aim of the study is to compare the anterior knee pain in recreational and professional athletes. METHODS: This study is done to find the correlation between physical activity and anterior knee pain in recreational and professional athletes, using the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale, Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment Scale (VISA) for measurement of pain, and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for measurement of physical activity. A total of 112 recreational and professional athletes participated in the study. Both online and offline mode was used in data collection. RESULTS: There was a correlation between physical activity and anterior knee pain. CONCLUSION: We found a significant negative correlation between IPAQ and Kujala Scores in recreational and professional athletes. A positive correlation between IPAQ and VISA in recreational players and IPAQ and NPRS in professional athletes was found.