Comparative Analysis of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Task -Oriented Training to Improve Balance for Stroke Survivors

Cerebrovascular accidents otherwise widely known as stroke is a global causative factor for mortality and morbidity.Strokes impact around 13.7 million individuals in India, making them the second leading cause of death and likely the most common reason for disability.The main aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) and Task-Oriented Training (TOT) to improve balance for stroke survivors.Total of 90 participants based on inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria will be selected.90 participants should be divided into PNF and TOT as 45 participants in each group.Treatment duration will be for PNF group as 15 times repetitions with 3 sets and for TOT group as 10 times repetitions with 3sets.Outcome will be measured by (BBS) Berg Balance Scale and (PASS) Postural Assessment Stroke Scale.Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to tabulate and evaluate the collected data, apply the mean and standard deviation (SD) to all parameters, and use the t test to analyze significant differences between pre-test and post-test measures of the same group.The results indicate that findings are deemed statistically significant when the p-value is less than 0.0001.In this study the positive impact of 8 weeks of regular task-oriented training and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for improved balance was observed.The berg balance scale and postural assessment stroke were used in this study to compare the effectiveness of task-oriented training and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in patients with stroke survivors.