Investigation on Efficacy Between TCM Treatment Using Acupuncture and Tui-na With Physiotherapy on Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age between 18 and 70, male and female, knee pain as main complaint;
2. Diagnosed as PFPS using our diagnostic standard;
3. Knee pain for more than 1 month;
4. Patients could be able to finish all questionnaires, treatment;
5. Insidious onset of symptoms unrelated to a traumatic incident and persistent for atleast 6 weeks;
6. Able to cooperate with questionnaires, examination and treatment and follow-up cycles;
7. Agree to receive regular Chinese medicine diagnosis and assist in the designatedexaminations in the study.
8. Agree to record physical condition indicators and report the situation at eachfollow-up consultation.
9. During the entire plan period, the subjects must agree not to use any type of Chinesemedicine health care products until the end of the trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age below 18 and above 70; Patients with Body Mass Index (BMI)≧30;
2. Patients with acute traumatic bone fracture, dislocation or acute soft tissue injuryat knee joint;
3. Patients with infections at knee joint;
4. Patients with non-specific inflammation at knee joint and rheumatoid disease;
5. Patients with ostomy or other tumor related;
6. Patients with knee pain but not anterior knee pain, e.g. meniscal or other intraarticular pathologic condition, cruciate or collateral ligament cases, patellasubluxation or dislocation, previous surgery in the knee and hip joints, knee and hipjoint osteoarthritis, any conditions affect muscle strength like diabetes mellitus orrheumatoid arthritis；
7. Patients with patellar tendon inflammation or Osgood-Schlatter Disease;
8. Any psychiatric disorder;
9. Pregnancy;
10. Patients with severe disease such as immune disease, genetic disease and severecoronary vascular disease;
11. Patients receive any other treatment such as physiotherapy or acupuncture afterwashout period.
12. If participants are incompetent in giving consent .