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Which thankfully is still being taught in schools and used by clinicians in my part of the world! -despite Henrys statement below. (and believe me, they don't use UV lamps or PNF too much these days!!). -----Original Message----- From: David [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 12:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: Re: cold spray I believe it does: PNF is an excellent example of what I had in mind dave r > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Shutt [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 04 October 2000 09:13 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: RE: Re: cold spray > > >Surely we should be 'strengthening' and 'lengthening' at the > same time if at all possible> - and isn't that what PNF does -and in a > functional pattern? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 5:14 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: RE: Re: cold spray > > Why do these two variables (length and strength) have to be mutually > exclusive? Surely we should be 'strengthening' and 'lengthening' at > the > same time if at all possible > > dave R > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: luke harris [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 30 September 2000 17:55 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Re: cold spray > > > > ** As Philip Greenman said in one of his papers, the emphasis should > > be more on muscle length rather than muscle strength, and that if a > > muscle is both tight and weak, one should stretch the muscle first > > before strengthening it. > > > > > > this confers right back to rood's stages of motor control. we've > been > > learning about these stages, and various techniques to help progress > > from one stage to the next, all semester. things makes sense! > > > > it makes sense to improve PROM before working on AROM. why > strengthen > > the muscle in its limitted range, then lengthen it? you'd end up > with > > a muscle of normal/desired length that would have poor activation > > throughout range, and you would have to work on strength again. > (hope > > i'm making myself clear). > > > > i know that may be very straight forward stuff for everyone on this > > list... however, i can't help but get a little excited when the > things > > we learn at uni start to click, and i get a chance to rationalise > them > > in real situations. > > > > luke. > > > > this message was proudly brought to you by ... > > luke harris of benzene - http://benzene.cjb.net/ > > prefer email sent to me at [log in to unmask] > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Get your free Australian email account at http://www.start.com.au %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%