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Effects of PNF Technique in Children With Post Fracture Elbow Stiffness

NCT06198088 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2024-06-13

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Summary

Daily living activities are an essential part of a child's development, providing endless opportunities for play, learning, and imaginative expression. The desired result as the child get bored after a while so we use it for benefits. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation is a stretching technique utilized to improve muscle elasticity and has been shown to have a positive effect on active and passive range of motions. In clinical settings, PNF is already utilized by therapists to restore functional range of motion (ROM) and increase strength in patients who have sustained soft tissue damage or received invasive surgeries.

Conditions

  • Fracture

Interventions

OTHER

PNF techniques

The patient in the experiment group will PNF techniques (hold relax) the participants who were assigned for post traumatic stiffness of the elbow with baseline treatment (heating pad), stretching applied for 30 sec then relaxation time 10 sec, 5 repetition were given in a session for 5 days a week for 4 weeks.

OTHER

Exercise therapy

exercise therapy range of motion, stretching and strengthening were applied with heating pad as baseline treatment. 5 repetition were given in a session for 5 days a week for 4 week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sumaira Bibi, MS* · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-01
Primary Completion
2024-02-05
Completion
2024-02-05

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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