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  #1 laurenmbaker on 01 Oct 15

   

  This article looks at comparing two methods for the muscle stabilization of the
  trunk of patients with chronic low back pain. The methods comprised combination patterns of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and ball exercise. They used 40 volunteers who had low back pain. They were randomly assigned to either a group which received proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation or a group which performed ball exercise. They recorder measurements four times in total, at pre-intervention, two weeks later, four weeks later, and six weeks later. For means of measurement they used the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and electromyography (EMG) for muscle activity. Through this they seen VAS and EMG activity were significantly reduced in the PNF combination pattern group and the ball exercise group. A comparison of the groups showed significant differences. They concluded that PNF combination pattern training for six weeks was more effective for patients with low back pain than performing ball exercise. This article was relevant to my current placement in outpatient. The COTA used PNF patterns with a stroke patient and I wanted to find an article that would increase my understanding of this method.
  
  CHAE-WOO, L., KAK, H., & IN-SIL, L. (2014). The Effects of Combination Patterns of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Ball Exercise on Pain and Muscle Activity of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients. Journal Of Physical Therapy Science, 26(1), 93-96.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article looks at comparing two methods for the muscle stabilization of the <br /> trunk of patients with chronic low back pain. The methods comprised combination patterns of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and ball exercise. They used 40 volunteers who had low back pain. They were randomly assigned to either a group which received proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation or a group which performed ball exercise. They recorder measurements four times in total, at pre-intervention, two weeks later, four weeks later, and six weeks later. For means of measurement they used the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and electromyography (EMG) for muscle activity. Through this they seen VAS and EMG activity were significantly reduced in the PNF combination pattern group and the ball exercise group. A comparison of the groups showed significant differences. They concluded that PNF combination pattern training for six weeks was more effective for patients with low back pain than performing ball exercise. This article was relevant to my current placement in outpatient. The COTA used PNF patterns with a stroke patient and I wanted to find an article that would increase my understanding of this method. <br /> <br /> CHAE-WOO, L., KAK, H., & IN-SIL, L. (2014). The Effects of Combination Patterns of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Ball Exercise on Pain and Muscle Activity of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients. Journal Of Physical Therapy Science, 26(1), 93-96.</div>

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