Influence of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation toward activities of daily living ability in post stroke patients

Abstract

The stroke is among one disease caused mortality in the worldwide. The stroke patients who have limitation in implementing activities of daily living which affected their independent. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) method among one effective method used to increase activities of daily living in the stroke patients. The study aims to understand the influence of PNF exercise toward activities of daily living (ADL) among the stroke patients. The study was used quasi experimental research with pretest-posttest time series design. The study samples were 20 stroke patients and 12 times of PNF exercise was given to the stroke patients which met the inclusion criteria such as stroke patients (diagnosed by neurology doctor) with activities of daily living problem who had Barthel index score at least 62, attended physiotherapy for 12 times and willing to be respondents. The data was collected included activities of daily living level ability that measured using Barthel index. The result showed influence of PNF exercise toward activities of daily living ability among post stroke patients after received 6 times of PNF exercise (p=0.046) but 12 times of PNF exercises (p=0.001) gave optimum result. The study showed there was increment of activities of daily living ability in post stroke patients after received PNF exercise.