PNF review
...nvolve the muscle spindles and the Golgi tendon organs. PNF is best utilized for developing deficiencies in strength, flexibility, and coordination in response to demands which are placed on the neuromuscular systems. The brain doesn’t recognize single muscle movements. The brain only recognizes gross joint and multi-planar movements. In the next part of the article Margret Knott breaks PNF down into eleven different principles. The article also goes on to list and explain different strengthening and stretching techniques. Combinations of these techniques should be utilized depending on the patients’ deficiencies and problem. PNF techniques are based on rotational and diagonal movements. These movements are similar to the ones used in everyday life along with sports. The exercises also incorporate flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, and internal/external rotational mo...