PNF in Practice An Illustrated Guide /

• Main Authors: Adler, Susan S. (Author), Beckers, Dominiek (Author), Buck, Math (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Edition: Third edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; Rehabilitation.; Occupational therapy.; Physiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Occupational Therapy.

PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) is an approach to therapeutic exercise which therapists all over the world have found effective for treating patients with a wide range of diagnoses. The approach presented in this richly illustrated guide is based on the concepts set out by Dr. Herman...

Table of Contents:

• to Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
• Basic Procedures for Facilitation
• Techniques
• Patient Treatment
• Patterns of Facilitation
• The Scapula and Pelvis
• The Upper Extremity
• The Lower Extremity
• The Neck
• The Trunk
• Mat Activities
• Gait Training
• Vital Functions
• Activities of Daily Living.