Abstract

Objective: To find the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in improving balance among chronic stroke individuals.
Methodology: It was a single blinded randomized controlled trial conducted at University Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation clinic, Lahore using non-probability convenient sampling. Sixty hemiplegic patients having single episode of hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke were randomly allocated into two groups. Experimental group (n=30) received proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and routine physical therapy, while control group (n=30) received only routine physical therapy. Patients having orthopedic injury, visual and hearing problems were excluded from the study. Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was used to access balance at baseline and at the end of six weeks. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 24.
Results: The comparison at the end of trial showed that BBS scores were significantly increased in PNF group as compared to group without PNF (p

Key words: Stroke, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, physical therapy.