Peripheral Nerve Facilitation

Question 1

What is pnf?

Answer 1

Motor learning approach to improve motor function and get max contraction

Question 2

What is a goal of pnf? Is it an assessment or treatment?

Answer 2

• Facilitates patient in doing a movement or posture

- trick! Can be assessment or treatment!

Question 3

What are some possible mechanisms behind pnf

Answer 3

• autogenic inhibition
• reciprocal inhibition
• passive properties of musculoskeletal
• stretch perception

Question 4

What is the pattern of movement in anterior elevation? What is the verbal cue? And the muscles?

Answer 4

Flexion, adduction, external rotation

Pull up

Scalenes, upper traps

Question 5

What about posterior depression?

Answer 5

Improves posture, neck rom, more stable trunk, decrease UE tone

Extension, abduction, internal rotation

Push down

Lats rhomboids

Question 6

When your foot is touching the floor, what two pnf patterns can help

When your foot is in the air

Answer 6

Posterior elevation and depression ( keeping trunk extended)

Anterior elevation and depression

Question 7

Pelvic pnf can reduce LE tone true or false

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Posterior depression of pelvis involves which muscles?

Answer 8

Transversus abs, internal obliques

Question 9

Anterior depression of scap involves which movements? What are these good for? Muscle groups used?

Answer 9

Extension, adduction, internal rotation

Good for putting on pants and socks

Pecs

Question 10

What 3 components are used in ri and coc?

Answer 10

Appropriate resistance, quick stretch, precise diagonal

Question 11

What two pnf techniques could be taught tomorrow rolling?

Answer 11

AE pelvis and AD scap

Question 12

What two pnf techniques help with lying to sit?

Answer 12

AE scap, PD pelvis

Question 13

What angle do you want to push on someone’s hips when gait training?

Answer 13

45