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Afrasiabifar A, Salehi N, Mohammadi H R, Poursamad A, Najafi Doulatabad S. THE EFFECT OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITIES ON THE PAIN INTENSITY OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2024; 22 (2) :125-134
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Ardashir Afrasiabifar1 
, Narges Salehi2 , Hamid Reza Mohammadi3 , Abdollah Poursamad4 , Shahla Najafi Doulatabad * 5
, Narges Salehi2 , Hamid Reza Mohammadi3 , Abdollah Poursamad4 , Shahla Najafi Doulatabad * 5
1- Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
2- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
3- Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
4- Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
5- Assistant Professor of Educational Management, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran (Corresponding Author)
2- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
3- Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
4- Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
5- Assistant Professor of Educational Management, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran (Corresponding Author)
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Background & Aims: Arthralgia is the most common complaint of people with knee osteoarthritis. The present study was conducted to examine the effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilities on the pain intensity of people with knee osteoarthritis.
Materials & Methods: In this semi-experimental intervention research, 50 people suffering from knee osteoarthritis referred to the orthopedic centers of Darab City in 2021 were selected through convenience sampling. They were assigned to the intervention and control groups using random block allocation. In the intervention group, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilities exercises were performed over eight weeks and two sessions each week for 30-45 minutes. A visual analog scale was used to assess pain intensity three times before the intervention, during the fourth week, and at the end of the intervention. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 and the repeated measurement ANOVA test.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the mean pain intensity scores of the two groups Before the intervention(p<0.05). However, the patients receiving proprioceptive neuromuscular facilities reported significantly less pain intensity than those in the control group after the intervention (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The results could serve as a basis for further research on non-pharmacological interventions, such as Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. If confirmed by additional studies, these exercises can be utilized as a non-pharmacological technique alongside pharmaceutical methods to alleviate the pain experienced by patients with knee osteoarthritis, which is one of their primary and common complaints.
Materials & Methods: In this semi-experimental intervention research, 50 people suffering from knee osteoarthritis referred to the orthopedic centers of Darab City in 2021 were selected through convenience sampling. They were assigned to the intervention and control groups using random block allocation. In the intervention group, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilities exercises were performed over eight weeks and two sessions each week for 30-45 minutes. A visual analog scale was used to assess pain intensity three times before the intervention, during the fourth week, and at the end of the intervention. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 and the repeated measurement ANOVA test.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the mean pain intensity scores of the two groups Before the intervention(p<0.05). However, the patients receiving proprioceptive neuromuscular facilities reported significantly less pain intensity than those in the control group after the intervention (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The results could serve as a basis for further research on non-pharmacological interventions, such as Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. If confirmed by additional studies, these exercises can be utilized as a non-pharmacological technique alongside pharmaceutical methods to alleviate the pain experienced by patients with knee osteoarthritis, which is one of their primary and common complaints.
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