The immediate effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation with taping on gait parameters in patients with chronic stroke

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of the present study was to examine the immediate effects of simultaneous application of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and elastic taping (T), and the removal of the elastic tape, on the gait parameters of stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty stroke patients were divided into a proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation group (PNFG, n=7), a taping group (TG, n=6), and a proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation with taping group (PNFTG, n=7). Relevant interventions were applied for 30 minutes, the tape was removed, and gait parameters were evaluated. [Results] Only the intervention of the PNFTG yielded significant differences in patient cadence, speed, and stride length. [Conclusion] The simultaneous application of PNF and taping for 30 minutes has carryover effects that can improve stroke patients’ gait ability, even after the removal of the tape.

Immediate Effect of Anterior-to-posterior Talocrural Joint Mobilization with Elastic Taping on Balance Ability in Stroke Patients

“…Changes in the Dynamic Abilities of the Two Intervention Groups of the COP (Rojhani-Shirazi et al, 2015). On the other hand, a tape application time of 30 min did not improve the gait of stroke patients (Park, 2017). The present study applied elastic tape for only 30 min in order to reduce interference with other therapies, and there were no significant changes in sway results in the control group.…”

“…Ankle joint mobilization has recently been used as an intervention for stroke patients with poor balance, and elastic taping has been used as an effective treatment method for supporting the ankle joint (An and Jo, 2017;Kim and Lee, 2018;Koseoglu et al, 2017;Park, 2017).…”

“…Calf muscle taping can reduce sway amount and sway velocity in the anteroposterior plane (Cortesi et al, 2011). Furthermore, such taping has few side effects, can be used simultaneously with other interventions, and has a carryover effect when applied along with therapeutic exercises, which can prolong the therapeutic effect (Park, 2017).…”

Immediate effect of kinesio tape on gait symmetry in patients with stroke: a preliminary study

“…More explanations may be provided by a study by rojhanishirazi et al of 2015 [37]; they reported that KT application to the affected ankle dorsiflexors and evertors could correct equinovarus deformity and then improve postural balance variables. In addition, a recent study by Park performed in 2017 [38] found immediate improvement of cadence, speed, and affected stride length after applying a combination of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) with elastic taping on quadriceps and tibialis anterior muscles in patients with stroke. However, there was no significant change of gait variables in either group that applied taping or PNF alone.…”

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation-Based Physical Therapy on the Improvement of Balance and Gait in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Following deduplication, 518 articles underwent title and abstract screening. In the end, 68 articles were included for full-text review, which further excluded 49 articles, with the remaining 19 studies for qualitative synthesis [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ]. Screening the evaluation instruments used showed that the Berg balance scale (BBS), functional reach test (FRT), timed up-and-go test (TUG) and 10-m walking test (10MWT) were used in at least three separate studies, and their data in a total of 12 articles were combined for quantitative review by meta-analysis.…”