Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Exam Questions & Answers (Rated A+)

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Exam Questions & Answers (Rated A+) Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Exam Questions & Answers (Rated A+) used to improve neuromuscular control and function - ANSWER - PNF pnf is a combination of FUNCTIONALLY based ________ patterns - ANSWER - diagonal PNF is an approach to therapeutic exercise that combines functionally based diagonal patterns of movement with techniques of neuromuscular facilitation to evoke _______ _________ and improve neuromuscular control and function - ANSWER - motor responses pnf increases control and doesn't allow _______to take over - ANSWER - reflex when are pnf techniques useful during rehab (early phase, final phase, both)? - ANSWER - PNF techniques are useful throughout the continuum of rehabilitation from the early phase of tissue healing when isometric techniques are appropriate to the final phase of rehabilitation when high-velocity, diagonal movements can be performed against maximum resistance. PNF techniques can be used to develop muscular ______ and ________; to facilitate _________, _______, neuromuscular _______, and __________ movements; and to lay a foundation for the restoration of ________. - ANSWER - strength endurance, stability, mobility, control coordinated function its not considered pnf unless (2) are used to elicit motor response - ANSWER - diagonal patterns and sensory cues what are the specific sensory cues used in pnf? 1. where joint is in space? 2. specific hand placement 3. pt WATCHES the movement when possible 4. specific commands that you give to your pts - ANSWER - 1. proprioceptive 2. cutaneous 3. visual 4. auditory when performing pnf exercises, if we have the body part in the wrong place or facing the wrong direction what will we elicit - ANSWER - the wrong response for the pt (wrong movement) how do we get the sensory receptors to signal where we want them to move? - ANSWER - by placing our hands in the right places