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(PNF)
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is PNF based on? | Based on normal movement and motor development |
| Early motor behavior is dominated by | Reflex activity |
| motor behavior is expressed in | orderly sequence of total pasterns of movement and posture. |
| Main objective of PNF | establishing a balance between antagonists |
| Verbal commands should be | Brief and clear-encouraging- |
| Visual stimuli should | help to initiate and coordinate movement |
| Tactile input is? | essential to guide and reinforce the desired patterns of movement |
| UE D1 | pattern used in combing hair on opposite side, hand to mouth for feeding, |
| UE D2 | pattern used in combing hair on SAME side swimming back stroke, pitching. |
| Symmetrical | Paired extremities perform movements on SAME side. |
| Asymmetrical | Paired extremities perform movements on ONE side of the body at the same time |
| Reciprocal | Paired extremities to perform movement in opposite directions simultaneously |
| Manual contact | placement of clinician's hand on patient |
| Stretch | initiate voluntary movement and enhance speed of response |
| traction | separating the joint surfaces |