ROOD – A patient is short sitting on a low mat with a piece…

ROOD – A patient is short sitting on a low mat with a piece of TheraBand looped around their right leg at the knee. The opposite side of the TheraBand loop is grasped in their right hand. The right arm is outstretched in 90° of flexion and the patient is being asked to move the arm upward into flexion to approximately 140°, resulting in the TheraBand becoming tighter and tighter. What is the result of this activity?

PNF – You are working with a patients affected extremity. Us…

PNF – You are working with a patients affected extremity. Using appropriate manual contacts you elongate the target muscle group to a lengthened range, then quickly, but gently elongate the muscles further to stimulate a reflex response. This technique is known as…