en پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> Stroke is a localized and sudden neurological disorder in the brain that can decrease muscle strength. This study aimed to determine the effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation exercises on the muscle strength of stroke patients.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">This pre-post clinical trial with a randomized control group was conducted in 2017-2018. Patients with stroke were referred to the Neurology Department of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Yasuj City, Iran. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Sixty eligible stroke patients were selected through convenience sampling and assigned to intervention and control groups using random block allocation. Data were collected through a muscle strength questionnaire at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and four weeks after the last intervention. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21 software, employing Wilcoxson and Mann-Whitney U.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Findings: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">There was no statistically significant difference in muscle strength between the research samples before and immediately after the intervention. However, one month after the intervention, a statistically significant difference was reported between the two groups (p<0.05). The difference in the mean muscle strength was significant in the test group (p=0.001).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"> Implementing proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques improves muscle strength in stroke patients. </span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Muscle Strength, Stroke 207 211 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-259-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sh. Najafi Doulatabad 10031947532846005785 10031947532846005785 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran A. Afrasiabifar 10031947532846005786 10031947532846005786 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran Y. Parandvar y.parandvar@gmail.com 10031947532846005787 10031947532846005787 Yes Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran