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proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation: a standalone construct

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Physical therapy

a family of techniques using spiral and diagonal movement patterns and contraction and relaxation, used to improve range of motion and neuromuscular function.

In physical therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation refers to a family of techniques using spiral and diagonal movement patterns and contraction and relaxation, used to improve range of motion and neuromuscular function. This meaning comes from Hindle (2012) in Journal of Human Kinetics.[1]

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References

Hindle, K., Whitcomb, T., Briggs, W., & Hong, J. (2012). Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF): Its Mechanisms and Effects on Range of Motion and Muscular Function. Journal of Human Kinetics, 31(2012), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10078-012-0011-y

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