Abstract. [Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
neck pattern exercise on the ability to control the trunk and balance in chronic stroke patients. [Subjects
and Methods] A total of 30 study subjects were selected and randomly divided into an experimental group of 15
subjects, who received the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation neck pattern exercise, and a control group of
15 subjects, who received a traditional rehabilitation treatment. [Results] Statistically significant changes in all the
items of the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Trunk Impairment Scale total score, and the Berg Balance Scale were
observed in both the experimental group and the control group. significant between-group differences were found
in all items among the subitems of the Trunk Impairment Scale except the static sitting balance. [Conclusion] Proprioceptive
neuromuscular facilitation neck pattern exercise was shown to have a positive effect on increasing the
ability to control the trunk and maintain balance in chronic stroke patients.