Effects of the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation for Promoting Muscular Irradiation

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motor Disorders

Treatments: Other: Sit to Stand; Other: Lifting to the right; Other: Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation; Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion; Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02821598

888.006

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) patterns delivered to the upper limb, lower limb and trunk for promoting motor irradiation to the contralateral lower limb.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• right-handed
• sedentary
• healthy
• body mass index between 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• having any injuries that prevented the implementation of the proposed activities
• being pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 5 patient groups

Upper limb pattern

Experimental group

Description:

Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation

Treatment:

Other: Upper Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - external rotation

Lower limb pattern 1

Experimental group

Description:

Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion;

Treatment:

Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - adduction - external rotation with knee flexion

Lower limb pattern 2

Experimental group

Description:

Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion;

Treatment:

Other: Lower Limb pattern with flexion - abduction - internal rotation with knee flexion

Lifting to the right

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Lifting to the right

Sit to Stand

Active Comparator group

Description:

Sit to Stand task

Treatment:

Other: Sit to Stand