Dear Sachiago,
Thanks for the quick reply.Since the book what u have mentioned is not available in our library I have to search it in British council library.
Well,Unfortunately no one taught us the technique as there is no PNF expert available in india or in my locality.
I want to learn PNF by my own interest only.
can't i learn this by going through the books?
With love
selva
v.selvaganapathy
physiotherapist
dp&nr
nimhans
bangalore
india
--- Sachiko Komagata <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Selva,
>If you have an access to the following book, the section on "stimulation
>of vital and related functions" (p 315-319) would be what you would like
>to review.
>
>proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (third ed) by Dorothy E. Voss,
>Marjorie K. Ionta, and Beverly J. Myers. Harper & Row pub. 1985
>
>How is PNF used in India? Is is taught in PT school?
>
>Sachiko
>
>selva ganapathy wrote:
>>
>> Dear friends ,
>> Where can i find information regarding "PNF Technique for the respiratory muscleS"?and also suggest me a good book ON "chest physiotherapy in ICU".
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> With love
>> selva
>>
>> v.selvaganapathy
>>
>> physiotherapist
>>
>> dp&nr
>>
>> nimhans
>>
>> bangalore
>>
>> india
>>
>> --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
>> >Here is a revealing article on the effect of different types of pre-event=
>> >=20
>> >stretching from the latest Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research:=
>> >=20
>> >2001, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 332=E2=80=93336.=20=20
>> >
>> >In showing that the popular and very misused popular interpretations of=20
>> >so-called "PNF stretching" can be detrimental to subsequent performance, it=
>> >=20
>> >confirms what I have been trying to show sports training groups over the pa=
>> >st=20
>> >15 years about what PNF is and what it isn't, what it is good for and what =
>> >it=20
>> >isn't good for from the point of view of its physiotherapeutic origins (my=
>> >=20
>> >first lectures on this topic in the USA were at the NSCA conference in 1989=
>> >).=20
>> > More detail on this subject of PNF usage in sport as both a neuromuscular=
>> >=20
>> >activating and relaxing system of carefully prescribed, patterned movement=
>> >=20
>> >appears in Ch 7 of Siff, M C, "Supertraining" 2000. On this forum we know=
>> >=20
>> >well that PNF is far more than the very incomplete and misused supine=20
>> >leg-pushing/holding method often seen being used by coaches, trainers and t=
>> >he=20
>> >like. This article addresses precisely that misleading model of "PNF=20
>> >stretching" which is applied by many ill-informed and poorly trained users.
>> >
>> >-------------------------------
>> >
>> >Effect of Warm-Up and Flexibility Treatments on Vertical Jump Performance
>> >
>> >J. Brian Church, Matthew S. Wiggins, F. Michael Moode, Randall Crist
>> >
>> >ABSTRACT
>> >
>> >Although different warm-up and flexibility routines are often prescribed=20
>> >before physical activity, little research has been conducted to determine=
>> >=20
>> >what effects these routines have on athletic performance in activities. The=
>> >=20
>> >purpose of this investigation was to determine to what degree different=20
>> >warm-up routines affect performance in the vertical jump test.=20
>> >
>> >The 40 female participants were asked to perform on 3 nonconsecutive days:
>> >
>> >1. a general warm-up only,=20
>> >2. a general warm-up and static stretching,=20
>> >3. a general warm-up and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)=
>> >=20=20
>> >
>> >...The last treatment consisted of the same general warm-up, followed by=20
>> >proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) of the hamstrings and=20
>> >quadriceps muscle groups. The method used was the contract-relax=20
>> >agonist-contract (CRAC). For this method, the subjects chose partners for=
>> >=20
>> >assistance. In the CRAC
>> >method, the antagonist was passively stretched by the partner until the=20
>> >subject felt tightness. This was followed by an isometric contraction of th=
>> >e=20
>> >antagonist of the subject for 10 seconds. The subject then forcefully=20
>> >contracted the agonist muscles for 10 seconds followed by another passive=
>> >=20
>> >stretch of the antagonist.
>> >This procedure was repeated 3 times for each muscle group. Both legs were=
>> >=20
>> >stretched in methods that isolated each leg individually. Alter provides a=
>> >=20
>> >more detailed description of the CRAC procedure (2).....
>> >
>> >In the present investigation, a decreased VJ performance was demonstrated i=
>> >n=20
>> >the PNF group only. Because of similar increases in flexibility changes wit=
>> >h=20
>> >each of the 3 treatments, it must be assumed that MTU (Muscle-Tendon Unit)=
>> >=20
>> >compliance also equally changed. This might be explained by the fact that t=
>> >he=20
>> >subjects were accustomed to the static stretching procedure or that the=20
>> >amount of static stretching performed was not enough to cause a decrease in=
>> >=20
>> >VJ performance. Another explanation may be that multiple stretching results=
>> >=20
>> >in autogenic inhibition and fewer motor units available for contraction as=
>> >=20
>> >others have theorized . This would explain why the CRAC procedure, which do=
>> >es=20
>> >in fact require repeated bouts of stretching at the threshold of pain, was=
>> >=20
>> >the only treatment that produced a decreased VJ performance.
>> >
>> >This investigation was specific to VJ performance. Specific skills require=
>> >=20
>> >many different movements and speeds at different locations within the=20
>> >complete ROM that require flexibility enhancement specific to that skill.=
>> >=20
>> >Gymnastics, for example, requires a ROM that is a necessary and integral=20
>> >component of success in that sport. Each sport should be evaluated so that=
>> >=20
>> >adequate flexibility is attained and the ROM demands may be met to be=20
>> >successful and injury free.
>> >
>> >Each of the treatments was followed by a vertical jump test. A 1-way=20
>> >repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in=
>> >=20
>> >vertical jump performance.=20
>> >
>> >A post hoc analysis revealed decreased vertical jump performances for the P=
>> >NF=20
>> >treatment group. Based on the results of this study, performing PNF before =
>> >a=20
>> >vertical jump test would be detrimental to performance.
>> >
>> >...In conclusion, the PNF stretching treatment resulted in a decreased VJ=
>> >=20
>> >performance compared with the no stretching and static stretching groups.=
>> >=20
>> >Also, each treatment resulted in similar increases in flexibility of the=20
>> >hamstring muscles. Results from the present investigation demonstrate that=
>> >=20
>> >the longstanding belief
>> >that a more flexible muscle will produce better performances should be=20
>> >re-examined. This study seems to indicate that the "more is better"=20
>> >philosophy with regard to flexibility may be detrimental to performance in=
>> >=20
>> >power activities.
>> >
>> >--------------------
>> >
>> >Dr Mel C Siff
>> >Denver, USA
>> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Supertraining/
>>
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