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  1. RunthePlannet: PNF Stretching runtheplanet.com - PNF Stretching
  2. Hughston Health Alert: PNF: A New Way To Stretch hughston.com - PNF: A New Way To Stretch
  3. Ariel Dynamics: PNF As A Training System sportsci.com - PNF As A Training System
  4. The Stretching Institute: PNF Stretching thestretchinghandbook.com - PNF Stretching
  5. Healthline: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) healthline.com - Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
  6. Peak Performance: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation pponline.co.uk - Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
  7. PubMed Central: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques In Sports Medicine: A Reassessment pubmedcentral.nih.gov - Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques In Sports Medicine: A Reassessment
  8. National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA): Acute Effects Of Static And Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching On Muscle Strength And Power Output nata.org - Acute Effects Of Static And Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching On Muscle Strength And Power Output
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Research Notes on PNF Stretching


Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) is a physical therapy procedure designed to rehabilitate patients with paralysis. The most common PNF leg or arm positions encourage flexibility and coordination throughout the limb's entire range of motion. PNF is used to supplement daily stretching and is employed to make quick gains in range of motion to help athletes improve performance. Good range of motion makes better biomechanics, reduces fatigue and helps prevent overuse injuries. ...read more from Wikipedia

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  • Some of the techniques used are Hold Relax, Contract-Relax with Agonist Contract (CRAC), Hold-Relax-Swing/Hold-Relax Bounce, Rhythmic Initiation, and Rhythmic Stabilization.1
  • The movements are always in diagonal patterns. 2
  • The PNF technique are based on the principles of Irradiation, Reciprocal Innervation, and Successive Induction in relation to muscle contraction.1


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: PNF Stretching
  2. ↑ Ariel Dynamics: PNF As A Training System

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