PNF - Principles and Techniques Flashcards
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What is the manual therapy treatment directed at restoring and improving functional motor control in the human neuromuscular system?
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
True or False: PNF is governed by a specific set of principles and techniques?
True
What are the 9 principles for PNF?
- Manual Contacts
- Resistance
- Traction
- Approximation
- Quick- Stretch
- Body Mechanics and Position
- Visual Stimulus
- Verbal Stimulus
- Patterns
For which PNF principle will we find:
- facilitates movement
- monosynaptic stretch reflex (reflex arc)
- end-range high velocity; small amplitude
- must be immediately followed by resistance
Quick-Stretch
For which PNF principle will we find:
- trunk or extremity elongation
- maintained throughout movement arc
- facilitates movement via joint surface separation
Traction
For which PNF principle will we find:
- wide base of support
- arms always in line of movement and trunk when possible
- resistance accomplished by shifting weight
Body Mechanics and Position
For which PNF principle will we find:
- comfort
- precision using contact specificity
- lumbrical grip for 3-dimensionl control
Manual Contacts
For which PNF principle will we find:
- Feedback
- Substitution
- Psychological Gain
Visual Stimulus
For which PNF principle will we find:
- trunk or extremity compression
- applied gradually, then maintained
- facilitates stability via joint compression
Approximation
For which PNF principle will we find:
- Rotary
- Diagonal
- Curvilinear
Patterns
For which PNF principle will we find:
- Timing
- Authoritative
- Concise and Precise
Verbal Stimulus
For which PNF principle will we find:
- applied immediately
- elicits desired type of muscle contraction
- irradiation flows from stronger to weaker muscles
Resistance
What are the 8 techniques for PNF?
- Rhythmic Initiation
- Replication
- Dynamic Reversals
- Combination of Isotonics
- Stabilizing Reversals
- Rhythmic Stabilization
- Contract- Relax
- Hold-Relax
