The Acute Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Cervical Range of Motion, Strength and Proprioception
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 104
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Cervical Proprioception: Joint position accuracy method using cervical range of motion instrument.
研究概览
简要总结
the aim of the study was to investigate the immediate influence of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on cervical range of motion, strength and proprioception
详细描述
the study evaluates the influence of two proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques (PNF patterns and PNF stretching) on cervical proprioception. PNF techniques are regularly used techniques among physiotherapist. also there is a lack of studies that investigated the effect of PNF on cervical proprioception
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Screening
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Neck disability index score of 5 or less
- •Able to understand and follow instructions
- •Above 18 years old
排除标准
- •Cervical trauma
- •History of cervical inter-vertebral disc pathology
- •Rheumatic diseases
- •Whiplash syndrome
- •History of surgeries to the neck, face and shoulders
- •History of systemic diseases
研究组 & 干预措施
PNF stretching
PNF stretching was done using contract-relax-antagonist contract (CRAC) technique for cervical flexors, extensors, right and left lateral flexors, right rotators and left rotators.
干预措施: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation stretching (Other)
control
Participants allocated to the control group received ineffective passive ROM.
干预措施: Passive range of motion (Other)
PNF pattern
PNF patterns were performed using Dynamic of reversals technique which is characterized as active motion alternating from one direction (agonist) to the opposite (antagonist) without relaxing. The cervical patterns consisted of
- Cervical flexion with right rotation followed by extension with left rotation.
- Cervical flexion with left rotation followed by extension with right rotation.
干预措施: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Patterns (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Cervical Proprioception: Joint position accuracy method using cervical range of motion instrument.
时间窗: 1 day
Joint position accuracy method using cervical range of motion instrument. Participants were asked to sit and put on the CROM instrument, then they were instructed to start moving their head to one of directions then the assessor stopped them at 30 degrees and told them to feel the amount of movement and muscle tension, this was repeated 3 times as a reference, then they were asked to do the movement with the eyes closed until they reach the target angle, this was repeated for 3 times, this was done for each direction and the assessor recorded the results. Cervical proprioception was done for flexion, extension, right side bending, left side bending, right and left rotation
次要结局
- Range Of Motion(1 day)
- Muscle strength(1 day)