Effectiveness Of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Training Improves Pain Related Fear of Movement Outcome in Working Age Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training and general trunk exercises have been applied to treat non-specific chronic low back pain patients. However, there is currently little study to support the use of one treated intervention over the other to improve clinical outcomes and feat of movement.
STUDY DESIGN: A Randomized Control Trial
AIM: To find out the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training for pain related fear of movement in working age patient with non-specific low back
OBJECTIVE: To determine effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training for pain related fear of movement in working age patient with non-specific low back
METHOD: Forty-two chronic low back pain participants, divided in two groups, experimental group A & control group B, aged 30–50 years were randomized either to three-week proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training or to a control group receiving general trunk exercises. Pain related fear of movement was measured before and after the three-week intervention.
RESULT: The proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training intervention showed a statistically significantly greater reduction in pain related fear of movement. The comparison between experimental and Control group of RMDQ and TAMPA in pretest and post test scores of all 21 subjects, experimental group of ‘t’ value is 15.0771 ‘p' value is <0.0001 This difference is considered to be statistically extremely significant and Control group of ‘t’ value is 0.0000, ‘p' value is 1.0000 and 0.2234 ‘p' value is 1.2566. This difference is considered to be not statistically significant in respectively.
CONCLUSION: This study was supporting the effectiveness of PNF training of the experimental group to managing chronic low back pain and decreasing fear of movement among participants than the control group, general trunk exercises for working-age individuals with chronic low back pain but the effects do not reach the clinical meaningful level.