Muscles for PNF Stretching

Question 1

What are the hamstring muscles?

Answer 1

Biceps Femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus

Question 1

What are the Quadriceps muscles?

Answer 1

Rectus Femoris
Vastus Lateralis
Vastus Intermedius
Vastus Medialis

Question 2

What are the Iliopsoas muscles?

Answer 2

Iliacus
Psoas Major
Psoas Minor

Question 3

What are the Hip Adductors?

Answer 3

Adductor Magnus/Longus/Brevis
Gracilis

Question 4

What are the wrist extensor muscles?

Answer 4

Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
Extensor Digitorum

Question 5

What are the wrist flexor muscles?

Answer 5

Flexor Carpi Radialis
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
Palmaris Longus
Flexor Digitorum

Question 6

What is Agonist Contract?

Answer 6

In Agonist Contract, you are activating the opposite muscle to your target muscle.

I.e., If you are targeting hamstrings, have your patient activate their quads and then stretch hammies

Question 7

What is Contract Relax?

Answer 7

Contracting target muscle then relaxing and pushing further into a stretch

Question 8

What is CRAC?

Answer 8

Contract - Relax - Agonist - Contract

Contract target muscle then immediately contract opposite muscle then push into stretch

i.e., contract hammies then immediately contract quads then push further into stretch