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MUSCLE ACTIVATION DURING PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) STRETCHING TECHNIQUES

MUSCLE ACTIVATION DURING PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) STRETCHING... 0002-9491/87/6605-0298$02.00/0 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE Vol. 66, No. 5 Copyright 0 1987 by The Williams & Wilkins Co. Printed in U.S.A. MUSCLE ACTIVATION DURING PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF): STRETCHING TECHNIQUES1 LOUIS R. OSTERNIG, PH.D.2s3, RICHARD ROBERTSON, PH.D.', RICHARD TROXEL, M.S. ', AND PAUL HANSEN, M.S.' INTRODUCTION Muscle stretching is considered by many to play an integral role in the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries and is used extensively in warm-up and conditioning processes as well (24,26). It is not unusual, however, for exercise which stretches muscles to result in residual muscle soreness, and when injudiciously applied, to result in muscle strain of varying severity (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 22). Hence, advocates of muscle stretching often emphasize the importance of muscle relaxation during the application of stretch (7, 18, 30). Indeed, increases in joint range of motion are often attributed to techniques which are designed to decrease active resistance to stretch (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 25, 32, 33). Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation or PNF techniques are often used to induce muscle relaxation and increase joint range of motion (18, 24, 30). Much of the rationale for these techniques has been attributed to the work of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Physical Medicine Wolters Kluwer Health

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0002-9491/87/6605-0298$02.00/0 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE Vol. 66, No. 5 Copyright 0 1987 by The Williams & Wilkins Co. Printed in U.S.A. MUSCLE ACTIVATION DURING PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF): STRETCHING TECHNIQUES1 LOUIS R. OSTERNIG, PH.D.2s3, RICHARD ROBERTSON, PH.D.', RICHARD TROXEL, M.S. ', AND PAUL HANSEN, M.S.' INTRODUCTION Muscle stretching is considered by many to play an integral role in the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries and is used extensively in warm-up and conditioning processes as well (24,26). It is not unusual, however, for exercise which stretches muscles to result in residual muscle soreness, and when injudiciously applied, to result in muscle strain of varying severity (1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 22). Hence, advocates of muscle stretching often emphasize the importance of muscle relaxation during the application of stretch (7, 18, 30). Indeed, increases in joint range of motion are often attributed to techniques which are designed to decrease active resistance to stretch (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 25, 32, 33). Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation or PNF techniques are often used to induce muscle relaxation and increase joint range of motion (18, 24, 30). Much of the rationale for these techniques has been attributed to the work of

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American Journal of Physical MedicineWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 2007

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