{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T15:03:48Z","timestamp":1773155028140,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Pakistan Medical Association","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,11]],"date-time":"2023-07-11T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1689033600000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["J Pak Med Assoc"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Objective: To determine the effectiveness of core strengthening exercises and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques on functional performance and balance among patients with haemiplegic stroke.\nMethod: The quasi-experimental study was conducted from March to August 2021 at Imran Idrees Hospital, Sialkot, Pakistan, and comprised stroke patients of either gender who were divided into proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation group A and core strengthening group B. In both groups, the treatment was given for 6 weeks with 5 30-minute sessions per week. Functional performance and balance were measured using Barthel Index and Berg Balance Scale. Data were collected at baseline, 3 weeks and 6 weeks. Data was analysed using SPSS 22.\nResults: Of the 48 patients, 24(50%) were in each of the 2 groups. There were 39(81.25%) male and 9(18.75%) female subjects with an overall mean age of 45\u00b14.919 years. Mean Barthel Index score in group A was 62.50\u00b17.22 at baseline and 74.79\u00b17.14 after 6 weeks. Mean Berg Balance Score was 25.04\u00b12.15 at baseline and 41.66\u00b16.04 after 6 weeks (p&lt;0.05). In group B, Barthel Index score was 61.45\u00b16.33 at baseline and 80.83\u00b17.61 after 6 weeks. Mean Berg Balance score was 25.33\u00b13.38 at baseline and 47.08\u00b15.99 after 6 weeks (p&lt;0.05). There was a significant difference in group B scores compared to group A (p&lt;0.01).\nConclusion: Core strengthening programme was more effective than the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation programme in terms of activity of daily living and balance in patients with stroke.\nKeywords: Activity of daily living, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index, Core strengthening, Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, Stroke.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47391\/jpma.7903","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,12]],"date-time":"2023-07-12T04:36:07Z","timestamp":1689136567000},"page":"1-11","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Effects of core strengthening and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique on the Barthel index and balance in patients with hemiplegic stroke \u2013a quasi-experimental study"],"prefix":"10.47391","author":[{"given":"Qandeel","family":"Yousaf","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"family":"Rabiiya Noor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Imran","family":"Ghafoor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"26547","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,11]]},"container-title":["Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,14]],"date-time":"2023-07-14T04:37:38Z","timestamp":1689309458000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/ojs.jpma.org.pk\/index.php\/public_html\/article\/view\/7903"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,11]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47391\/jpma.7903","relation":{},"ISSN":["0030-9982"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0030-9982","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,11]]}}}