Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation improves pain and descending mechanics among elderly with knee osteoarthritis.

Qipeng SongPeixin ShenMin MaoWei SunCui ZhangLi Li

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2020)

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation intervention is a successful method to relieve symptoms of KOA. It relieves pain without increasing KAM, enhances passive ROM, increases active knee flexion ROM, and increases HAM during stair descent in the elderly with KOA.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
middle aged
randomized controlled trial
community dwelling
total knee arthroplasty
spinal cord
physical activity
depressive symptoms