Effect of Pnf Stretching on Proprioception and Physical Function in Individual with Knee Osteoarthritis: An Experimental Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i7.10172Keywords:
Knee Osteoarthritis, Proprioception, Universal Goniometer, PNF Stretching, Static Stretching, Absolute Angle Error, Modified WOMAC Gujarati Version, Joint Position Sense, HR (Hold Relax)Abstract
Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee leads to pain, difficulty in joint, reduced ROM and impaired
Proprioceptive accuracy. PNF stretching are used to improve muscle flexibility, pain, ROM. Recently,
impaired Proprioceptive accuracy of the knee has been proposed as a local factor in the onset and progression
of radiographic knee OA.PNF technique is specifically designed to stimulate mechanoreceptors and
Literature show significant effect of static as well as PNF stretching on clinical symptoms of OA knee, but
impaired Proprioception is yet not so focused. Aim: Aim of the study was to find out the effect of PNF stretching
on Proprioception and Physical Function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methodology: 50 participants
were Selected according to selection criteria and randomly divided into PNF and Control Group. in which
Outcome Measure for Proprioception by Absolute Angle error with use of universal Goniometer and Physical
Function by Gujarati Version of WOMAC(mWOMAC)Results and Discussion: The result of the present
study shows significant improvement found in the PNF group with p value <0.05 for Proprioception and
Physical function. Conclusion: Here the study concluded that PNF stretching is statistically and clinically
shows significantly effective in Proprioception as well as physical function in OA knee patients. So it can be
useful in clinical rehabilitation protocol.
