A Study to Assess the Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation of Trunk In Improving Trunk Balance of Patients with Stroke

Stroke is a complex pathology with many clinical presentations with unique
impairments and activity limitations. Physiotherapy has a massive impact

on quality of life of a stroke survivor. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facili-
tation (PNF) is a rehabilitation technique used to stimulate the neuromuscu-
lar system in an effort to excite proprioceptors (sensory organs in muscles,

tendons, bones, and joints) in order to produce a desired movement. It has a
greater impact on trunk control. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect
of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation of trunk in improving balance
of trunk in stroke patients. Twenty stroke patients within the age between

60 to 70 years, were recruited for study. All patients were assigned propri-oceptive neuromuscular facilitation of trunk for 4 weeks. Pre and post testscores were analysed. Inclusion criteria are patients with 60-70 years of age ofboth the genders with stroke duration of at least 6 months. Exclusion criteriaare recurrent stroke with severe spasticity, perceptual disorders and uncor-rected vision problems, any symptomatic cardiac failure, patients with otherneurological disorders or musculoskeletal problems, impaired cognitive func-