Effects of PNF Technique in Children With Post Fracture Elbow Stiffness

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fracture

Treatments: Other: PNF techniques; Other: Exercise therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06198088

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0744

Details and patient eligibility

About

Daily living activities are an essential part of a child's development, providing endless opportunities for play, learning, and imaginative expression. The desired result as the child get bored after a while so we use it for benefits. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation is a stretching technique utilized to improve muscle elasticity and has been shown to have a positive effect on active and passive range of motions. In clinical settings, PNF is already utilized by therapists to restore functional range of motion (ROM) and increase strength in patients who have sustained soft tissue damage or received invasive surgeries.

Full description

This Randomized clinical trial study will be conducted in THQ hospital Arifwala/DHQ pakpattan with calculated sample size 26. Study will be approved by ethical committee. After that informed consent will be taken and patients will be randomly assigned to (Group A) control group these individuals will receive Maitland's mobilization with everyday object activities (Group B) experimental group (these individuals will receive baseline treatment and PNF technique ) frequency will be 5 session per week of 30 min and duration is of 4 weeks. Ranges will be assessed by Goniometry DASH outcome measure scale will use to assess functional activity. Data will be analyzed by SPSS latest version.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children Age 3-7 years
• Either gender
• Contracture 4-8 weeks post traumatic injuries.
• Post-operative

Exclusion criteria

• Burn contracture
• Contracture due to neurological conditions
• Dupytren's contracture, Volkmann's contracture etc.
• Contracture more than 8 week

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The patient in the experiment group will PNF techniques (hold relax) the participants who were assigned for post traumatic stiffness of the elbow with baseline treatment (heating pad), stretching applied for 30 sec then relaxation time 10 sec, 5 repetition were given in a session for 5 days a week for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: PNF techniques

control group

Other group

Description:

exercise therapy range of motion, stretching and strengthening were applied with heating pad as baseline treatment. 5 repetition were given in a session for 5 days a week for 4 week.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise therapy