“Comparison Of Pelvic PNF And Lower Limb Strengthening Protocol For Prevention Of Fall In Post Menopausal Women”
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Background: One of the most well-known physiological effects of menopause is hormonal changes. Women's hormone levels decrease year by year during menopause, following which they are more likely to experience many changes as a result of this hormonal imbalance. Estrogen reacts directly and indirectly over muscle and results in condition leading to muscle loss, that brings about which in turn results in restrictions in physical abilities, muscle strength, and balance accelerating their risk of falling. Therefore this study
compared fall prevention techniques in postmenopausal women by incorporating proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and
exercises utilizing elastic bands.
OBJECTIVES - To find out effect of pelvic PNF and lower limb strengthening to improve balance and strength for fall prevention.
METHOD- It is a control group experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design. total no. of 24 postmenopausal women of age 45 to 65 were included in the study, Pelvic PNF along with lower limb PNF was administered to Experimental Group whereas lower limb strengthening was given to Control group. Along with the above intervention, home based exercises was also provided. All the subjects in the study underwent a basic assessment and then they were randomly assigned into one of two groups, the 4-week treatment plan of 3 sessions per week for 30-35 minutes was given.
RESULT: After the 4 week PNF and elastic band exercise, both the experimental group and control groups showed statistically significant differences within the groups, except for POMA in the control group that showed no significant results. FTSTS in
experimental group with p value (0.008*) and in control group with p-value (0.000*). POMA with p value (0.02*) within experimental group showedsignificant results and POMA with p value (0.152) within control group showed no significant results. EFST with p value (0.005*) and (0.005*) showed significant result with in experimental and control group respevtively. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the scores of EFST, POMA and FTSTS (p>0.05).
CONCLUSION: Given the findings of the present study, Pelvic PNF and elastic band exercise should be recommended as a practical approach in order to improve strength, balance and reduce fall in postmenopausal women.
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