Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Pain, Hip Joint Range of Motion, and Functional Disability in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

• 발행기관: 물리치료재활과학회
• 저자명: 김범용(Beomryong Kim) 강태우(Taewoo Kang) 김다희(Dahee Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science』제10권 제2호, 225~234쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 재활의학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.06.30

영문 초록

Objective: We aimed to identify the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching on pain, hip range ofmotion, and functional disability in patients with chronic low back pain. Design: Randomized controlled trialMethods: In total, 45 patients with chronic low back pain were randomly divided into a conventional stretching group (n=22) and a PNF stretching group (n=23). Both interventions were performed three times per week for 6 weeks. Assessments were madeusing the visual analog scale, Flexion-Abduction-External Rotation test, modified Thomas test, prone hip extension test, andOswestry disability index before and after the 6-week intervention period. We conducted a paired t-test to compare thewithin-group findings before and after the intervention. An independent t-test was used to compare the between-group differences. The statistical significance level was set at α=0.05, for all variables. Results: Both groups showed significant improvements in pain, hip range of motion, and functional disability after theintervention (p<0.05). A significant difference was observed in pain, hip range of motion, and functional disability in patientsbelonging to the PNF stretching group (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study provides evidence that the application of PNF stretching can effectively reduce pain and improve hiprange of motion and functional disability in patients with chronic low back pain.

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Chronic low back pain Functional disability Hip range of motion Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation