Neurofacilitation

Question 1

What is neurofacilitation?

Answer 1

to promote normal movement pattern through application of sensory stimulation

Question 2

What are the theories of neurofacilitation?

Answer 2

Rood
Brunnstrom
Bobath
PNF

Question 3

for rood, how is muscle activity facilitated?

Answer 3

sensorimotor stimulation

exteroreceptors(light work) OC (vibration)

Proprioreceptors (heavy work) CC.

Question 4

What are the 4 stages of motor control for rood?

Answer 4

Mobility: synergistic f/e pattern

Stability: co-contracton /posture control

Controlled mobility (isolated mvmt)

Skill: stable prox mobile distal.

Question 5

Brunnstrom encourages

Answer 5

f/e synergy during early recovery..

use reflexes,associated reactions to promote movement.

any movement is good but looking to get normal.

Question 6

Brunnstrom combines what techniques?

Answer 6

• proprio/exteroceptive stimulation.
• resistance to unaffected
• push/pull of upper to facilitate lower
• emphasize postural stability.

Question 7

Karel and Berta Bobath emphasize

Answer 7

normalizing tone and inhibiting primitive reflexes.

don’t move on to more advanced till u can do prior normally.

Question 8

Brunnstrom promotes use of

Answer 8

uninvolved limb to promote use of involved for desired outcome.

Question 9

What what limitation of brunnstroms theory?

Answer 9

use of facilitation in antagonist of synergy to decrease it.

Question 10

What is the key for promoting normal muscle activity?

Answer 10

alignment (Bobath)

Question 11

What is common in approaches?

Answer 11

to move away from primitive/synergistic movement.

Question 12

according to Rood, techniques would follow

Answer 12

normal developmental patterns.

pron-quad-kneed-stance-gait

Question 13

What is RIP?

Answer 13

reflex inhibiting position.

Question 14

What was bobath treatment emphasis?

Answer 14

placing holding for cocontraction during early stage of recovery

Question 15

What are technique of NDT?

Answer 15

• WB promoting prox stability
• WB w/ WS to allow D stability P mobility
• use affected side
• equillibrium/righting reactions

Question 16

use affected side in order to prevent

Answer 16

compensation

Question 17

gait training occurs with therapist and

Answer 17

not devices or braces.

Question 18

NDT has evidence for

Answer 18

• balance training in stroke

- improvement in UE motor function

Question 19

PNF emphasizes

Answer 19

• mass patterns
• contact on muscle
• functional based
• use stretch/distract
• Max resistance thru ROM.

Question 20

PNF strengthening approaches improve

Answer 20

target muscle activation

posture control

DF during gait and gait speed.