The Acute Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Cervical Range of Motion, Strength and Proprioception. (RCT)

Yeditepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck; Proprioception

Treatments: Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Patterns; Other: Passive range of motion; Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation stretching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04045106

10269393

Details and patient eligibility

About

the aim of the study was to investigate the immediate influence of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on cervical range of motion, strength and proprioception

Full description

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

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neck disability index score of 5 or less
• Able to understand and follow instructions
• Above 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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104 participants in 3 patient groups

PNF pattern

Experimental group

Description:

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 1. Cervical flexion with right rotation followed by extension with left rotation. 2. Cervical flexion with left rotation followed by extension with right rotation.

Treatment:

Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Patterns

PNF stretching

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation stretching

control

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Participants allocated to the control group received ineffective passive ROM.

Treatment:

Other: Passive range of motion