Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercise on Early Shoulder Muscle Activation in Healthy Individuals

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2023

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2023

Study Completion Date

December 30, 2023

Conditions
ExerciseHealthy
Interventions
OTHER

PNF exercise

Foundational PNF D2 shoulder flexion exercise incorporating shoulder flexion, abduction, and external rotation. This exercise was performed at a metronome-guided pace of 14 beats per minute to establish a consistent baseline.

OTHER

PNF exercise with virtual reality gaming

Combined the PNF D2 shoulder flexion exercise with a virtual reality motion capture game (the U-Ball game).

OTHER

PNF with concurrent feedback

"PNF exercise with the addition of auditory concurrent feedback (Sword) which referenced the action of unsheathing a sword in a diagonal upward direction."

Trial Locations (1)

10962

Dominican University New York, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Orangeburg

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Dominican University New York

OTHER