Tuesday 20 September 2011

pnf

movements:

rhythmic initiation - warm up, getting things going, judging lever length, passive then active assisted

combination of isotonics - demand concentric muscle action - isometric in middle , eccentric on way down

reversal of agonists :

dynamic reversals - 1 pattern to opposite demand concentric of opposite

stabilising reversals - through small range not too much resistance

rhytmic stabilisation - rotator cuff - isometric "dont let me move you" keep them in one point


hold relax - dont let me move you - } make muscles relax
contract relax - move me - } increase rom


contraindication

acute pain
acute trauma / injury
cognitive impairment
joint stress eg ra ( in non flare up - judgement call)