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KMID : 1035420200080040171
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2020 Volume.8 No. 4 p.171 ~ p.181
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Comparison of The Effects of PNF Neck Flexion and Curl-Up Exercises on Abdominal Muscle Activity, Trunk Control, and Balance in Chronic Stroke Patients
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Kim Kyoung-Don
Kim Hyeon-Su
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of curl-up and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) neck flexion exercises on stroke patients’ trunk muscle activity, ability to control the trunk, and balance by comparing two exercise methods.
Methods : The study involved patients who had been diagnosed with stroke based on the results of computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging at O Hospital in Daegu, South Korea, between January and July 2020. In total, 30 subjects were selected and by flipping a coin, randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=15) that performed PNF neck flexion exercises and a control group (n=15) that performed curl-up exercises. Both groups received traditional rehabilitation therapy for 30 minutes a day five times a week for a six-week period. In addition, the experimental group performed PNF neck flexion exercises and the control group curl-up exercises for 15 minutes a day five times a week over the same period. The subjects’ muscle activity in the rectus abdominis (RA), external oblique (EO), and internal oblique (IO) were measured before and after the experiment. The subjects’ trunk impairment scale (TIS) and Berg balance scale (BBS) scores were also assessed. Paired t test was performed to measure the amount of statistical change before and after intervention in both groups. An independent sample T test was performed to measure the amount of statistical change between the two groups.
Results : Both groups experienced statistically significant increases in their RA, IO and EO muscle activity, total TIS scores, and total BBS scores after the intervention. No statistically significant differences in the changes before and after the intervention were found for any of the resulting values between the two groups.
Conclusion : A comprehensive review of the study’s results suggested that neck flexion exercises using the PNF irradiation concept and curl-up exercise are effective in increasing stroke patients’ abdominal muscle activity and improving trunk control ability and balance in chronic stroke patients.
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KEYWORD
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proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation neck pattern, curl- up exercise, muscle activity, Berg balance scale, trunk impairment scale
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