Context: Stretching is commonly used as a technique for injury prevention in the clinical setting. Our findings may improve the understanding of the neuromuscular responses to stretching and help clinicians make decisions for rehabilitation progression and return to play.Objective: To examine the short-term effects of static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on peak torqu...

The present study investigated how stretching exercises (Static, Dynamic and Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)) along with Caflam (diclofenac potassium) affect the flexibility of female athletes at Punjab University Level. It is a controlled experiment (n=40) athletes, aged 18-24 years, divided into two groups intervention (N=30) control group (N=10) randomly. Stretching were cond...

This study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of techniques such as muscle energy technique and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in reduction pain levels, improvement flexibility hamstring functional mobility, patients with osteoarthritis knee. An experimental carried out using a pre test post design. The Krishna Hospital, Karad sample size 36 individuals suffering from knee...

[Purpose] This study aims to examine stroke patients' changes in dynamic balance ability through stair gait training where in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) was applied. [Subjects and Methods] In total 30 stroke patients participated in this experiment and were randomly and equally allocated to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received exercise ...

In recent decades amputee management has advanced significantly. With the ad­ vent of blood flow studies and new surgical procedures, more knee joints are being saved. Physical therapists, using ad­ vanced facilitation techniques such as pro­ prioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), are better able to restore limb strength, range of motion, and coordina­ tion. Advances in the field of pros...

BACKGROUND: Hamstring tightness is common among football players, which frequently results in hamstring injuries. Although the exact cause of unknown, decreased extensibility may play a role. Stretching techniques various types have been used to improve muscle flexibility rehabilitation and sports. Passive stretching one most commonly methods, recent addition other such as ballistic stretching,...

Stroke is a serious cause of premature death among adults and the reason for much long-term disability. Understanding mechanisms disability potential recovery stroke patients should be one highest priorities health care system. Neurorehabilitation post-stroke focuses on functional by activating natural reorganization. Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) mirror therapy (MT) are neuro...

Purpose: Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) are potential therapeutic strategies to reduce mastectomy-induced edema. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the combination of these therapies would induce synergistic effects to treat lymphedema-related complications and to analyze a possible physiological mechanism involved in the ob...