Uvod: Neurološki poremećaji pogađaju preko 40% svjetske populacije, značajno narušavajući zdravlje te uzrokujući invalidnost. Neuromuskularna reedukacija, zahvaljujući neuroplastičnosti središnjeg živčanog sustava, omogućuje djelomičan ili potpun funkcionalni oporavak.

Cilj: Istražiti učinkovitost pristupa proprioceptivne neuromuskularne facilitacije u rehabilitaciji bolesnika s neurološkim oboljenjima.

Materijali i metode: Pretraživana je baza podataka PubMed. Korištene su ključne riječi: proprioceptivna neuromuskularna facilitacija i moždani udar, proprioceptivna neuromuskularna facilitacija i Parkinsonova bolest, te proprioceptivna neuromuskularna facilitacija i multipla skleroza.

Rezultati: Nakon provedbe pretraživanja i filtriranja radova u skladu s postavljenim ciljem istraživanja, u konačnu analizu je uključeno 6 radova koji pružaju relevantne i detaljne podatke te su tematski usklađeni s ciljem istraživanja.

Zaključak: U usporedbi s drugim terapijskim metodama i procedurama, proprioceptivna neuromuskularna facilitacija pokazuje usporedive ili superiornije terapijske učinke te se može primjenjivati samostalno ili u kombinaciji s drugim fizioterapijskim postupcima. Potrebna su daljnja istraživanja koja će biti usmjerena isključivo na ispitivanje učinaka proprioceptivne neuromuskularne facilitacije u rehabilitaciji bolesnika s neurološkim oboljenjima.

Ključne riječi: moždani udar, multipla skleroza, Parkinsonova bolest, proprioceptivna neuromuskularna facilitacija

Introduction: Neurological disorders affect over 40% of the world›s population, significantly impairing health and causing disability. Neuromuscular reeducation, thanks to the neuroplasticity of the central nervous system, enables partial or complete functional recovery, especially in patients with neurological diseases.

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation approach in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological diseases.

Materials and methods: The PubMed database was searched. The following keywords were used: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and stroke, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and Parkinson›s disease, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and multiple sclerosis.

Results: After conducting a search and filtering of papers in accordance with the set research objective, 6 papers were included in the final analysis that provided relevant and detailed data and were thematically aligned with the research objective.

Conclusion: Compared to other therapeutic methods and procedures, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation shows comparable or superior therapeutic effects and can be applied alone or in combination with other physiotherapy procedures. Further research is needed that will be focused exclusively on examining the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological diseases.

Key words: stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson›s disease, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation