COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION VERSUS NERVE GLIDING TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition which is clinically referred as pain in one or both upper limbs starting
from the cervical region. This occurs because of disc herniation in the intervertebral discs of cervical
region or arthritic degeneration or osteophyte processes which involves the nerve root, leading to
symptoms produced into the neck and arm of the affected region. This comparative study includes 30
individuals who were recruited with age group between 18 to 50 years including both male and females
from shri isari velan mission hospital. They were divided into two groups and were given proprioceptive
neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and nerve gliding techniques. Results showed a highly significant
improvement VAS and NDI scores. Based on the statistical analysis, This study concludes that both
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and nerve gliding showed considerable effects in improving
pain and functional disability. However proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) demonstrated
greater improvement than compared with nerve gliding technique.