Background and Study Aim. Strength, power flexibility are among the features that provide advantage against opponent in kick boxers. There many factors can affect development of these parameters a positive negative way before competition. These may differ according to type intensity warm-up stretching exercises, depending on psychological physiological conditions. The aim this study is evaluate...

Objective of the study: This randomized controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture and Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) as a treatment for supraspinatus tendinitis. Methods: Thirty-five patients with a diagnosis of supraspinatus tendinitis were randomly allocated to either to a PNF group or a PNF plus acupuncture group and treated twice weekly fo...

Background: This systematic review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation(PNF) training on back pain intensity and functional disability in people with low back pain (LBP).Methods: Totally, five electronic databases, including PubMed/Medline (NLM), Scopus, Google Scholar, PEDro, andCochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Tr...

Reports in the rehabilitation literature suggest that patients with trans-femoral amputation ambulate well after suitable prosthetic treatment. The effects of exercise protocols on function, however, have not been documented in this population. This study was conducted to compare the outcome of traditional and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) techniques on weight bearing and gait...

Background. Bell’s palsy is a spontaneous paralysis of the facial nerve (i.e. cranial VII). It presents with muscle weakness leading to asymmetry, drooping corner mouth, loss ability whistle, blink, close eyelid, purse lips or grin. The forehead on affected side becomes smooth and patient not able frown raise eyebrows. Objective. aim study was evaluate effect combined electrophysical physiother...

This study was conducted to examine the influence of combined exercise using proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and deep breathing exercise on range of motion (ROM) and visual analog scale (VAS) score in acute frozen shoulder patient. The subject of this study was woman complained disabilities in daily routine due as a frozen left shoulder. The exercise program was composed of 11 s...

The purpose of this study was to examine whether a six-week elastic band exercise program using proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) can increase isotonic strength of abductor muscles in the lower extremity. Twenty-eight healthy students from S university were divided into an experimental group and control group. Each group was participated in pre and post-measurement in isotonic str...