The Effects of Mental Practice Combined With Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Muscle Strength of Upper Limb and Hand Grip

University of Jazan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity; Neuromuscu; Motor Activity

Treatments: Procedure: PNF; Procedure: PNFMP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03767413

8810025277

Details and patient eligibility

About

Influence of mental practice and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on muscle strength of upper limb and hand grip will be measured in 30 to 50 healthy students with right dominant hand, Their age will be ranged from 18 to 26 years old. Subjects will randomly assigned to either proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) group or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation with mental practice (PNFMP) group.

Full description

PNF group: 15 - 25 individuals, these subjects will receive only PNF training. PNFMP: 15 individuals, these subjects will receive PNF training with MP. Training program will be conducted for every group for 5 weeks with 3 sessions x 30 min per week. Electromyography (EMG) device will be used to measure the electrical activity of muscles using surface electrodes. Hydraulic hand dynamometer will be used to measure hand grip strength.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. The participant will be right-handed.
2. Previously untrained subjects.
3. Absence of a prior injury of the hand or arm

Exclusion criteria

1. History of a neurological disease.
2. History of musculoskeletal injury of upper limb.
3. Unstable medical condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

PNF group

Active Comparator group

Description:

It will be consisted of 15 -25 healthy subjects receiving only proprioceptive nueromuscular facilitation training for 5 weeks with 17 days follow up after completion of program.

Treatment:

Procedure: PNF

PNFMP

Experimental group

Description:

It will be consisted of 15 -25 healthy subjects receiving proprioceptive nueromuscular facilitation training and mental practice technique for 5 weeks with 17 days follow up after completion of program.

Treatment:

Procedure: PNFMP