I learned this years ago by some Russian video on CZcams but never knew what it was called. This video explains and demonstrates it extremely clear. Great job!
Thank you very much for this video. I am taking a course in personal training and this has helped with any confusion I have had about using this technique! You are a star!
I heard from physical therapist that what you showed is one of the three PNF techniques but this is not contract-relax but hold relax. contract-relax would be if you trying contract antagonist in this example quadriceps
this vid helped me understand PNF better than my massage teachers did (i mean they're great teachers but maybe i just don't get their way of explaining 😭). you broke it down wonderfully though! thanks!!
Nice video! but I'm just so confused now. the PNF and the reciprocal inhibition. stretching the hamstrings, PNF and RI use opposite direction for the patient to resist. isn't these two theories competing each other? thank u!
PNF take advantage of the Golgi Tendon Organ. The GTO senses the tension from pushing against the therapist and is instructed to relax because it does not want the tendon to tear. So with that instruction to relax, once you do relax, the muscle is now going to give you more length because that muscle group is more relaxed actively flexing the hip flexors to contract the leg towards her head will give the hamstring a stretch with RI at work. The hamstring is getting stretched BECAUSE the hip flexors need length from the hamstring so they can accomplish their task of flexion PNF is a stretch from an external force + the GTO’s telling the muscles to calm down. RI is a stretch from and internal force because it needs the slack I hope that made sense
Hey thanks for the video, very helpful! I noticed when I do this, my other leg comes off the bench once I reach a certain range, what does this mean? Ty!
This usually means that the hip flexor muscles on the opposing (non-active) side are either actively guarding to prevent injury to a different area, or that the myofascial network throughout the anterior pelvis is extremely bound up. Either way, I would definitely back off the intensity of the stretch until you feel relaxed and neutral, and then push the envelope only slightly. Basically, gently peel the wallpaper, don't rip it off! :)
Hi dy dy, there are a myriad of techniques you can address Drop Foot Disorder with. I'd recommend checking out Myofascial Release (John Barnes, Til Luchau, Gild Hedley are great starting points) with specific attention to freeing the nerves of the lower leg (Erik Dalton is a great instructor to start research on this) and attention to activating the Tibialis Anterior muscle. Great luck!
Great question, Karen. AGONIST muscle is situationally dependent. In this example, the hamstrings are always the agonist muscle because they are the tight ones we're trying to stretch. This stays true whether we use RI or PNF contract-relax to work that specific muscle group. In this example, hams are Agonist, and their counterpart, the quads, are the antagonist. The quadriceps will become the agonist muscle only if THEY are the tight ones you're trying to stretch, which would make the hamstrings their antagonist muscle. Hope this helps! Thanks for the question!
This is by far the best instruction on PNF stretching I've seen. Much more detailed than most. Thanks!
Actually this has nothing to do with PNF, it's PIR : post isometric relaxation. PNF is a rehab technique, not a strech ;)
I learned this years ago by some Russian video on CZcams but never knew what it was called. This video explains and demonstrates it extremely clear. Great job!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you very much for this video. I am taking a course in personal training and this has helped with any confusion I have had about using this technique! You are a star!
I heard from physical therapist that what you showed is one of the three PNF techniques but this is not contract-relax but hold relax. contract-relax would be if you trying contract antagonist in this example quadriceps
this vid helped me understand PNF better than my massage teachers did (i mean they're great teachers but maybe i just don't get their way of explaining 😭). you broke it down wonderfully though! thanks!!
Finally someone on youtube who does PNF right!
best explanation better than my Physical Education book..
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Glad it helped, Abhay!
Straightforward demo I can share with my massage clients! ❤️👍🏼
Splendid explanation! Kudos to you mate.
Glad it helped!
Awesome instructions 👍 I just doing my CES course and this part in the textbook wasn't understandable 😂😂 needed to see how this looks, thank you 😊
Thank you! finally a good and clear explanation. ✅
Very thoroughly explained. Thank you.
Finally, I understood it! Thanks a lot Toby! :)
Good job 👍🏻❤️
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Thanks sir, nice content
Seems to be hold relax (isometric contraction) and not contract relax (concentric isotonic contraction) ?!
no, the two terms (hold relax and contract relax) refer to the same pnf techique. hold (i.e isometric) and contract (i.e. isometric contraction)
Great video! Do you have one with contract, relax, antagonist, contract? What's the difference?
She increased her stretch by 10°🤗
Only 10%? I've heard that you should push as hard as you can.
Nice video! but I'm just so confused now. the PNF and the reciprocal inhibition. stretching the hamstrings, PNF and RI use opposite direction for the patient to resist. isn't these two theories competing each other? thank u!
PNF take advantage of the Golgi Tendon Organ. The GTO senses the tension from pushing against the therapist and is instructed to relax because it does not want the tendon to tear. So with that instruction to relax, once you do relax, the muscle is now going to give you more length because that muscle group is more relaxed
actively flexing the hip flexors to contract the leg towards her head will give the hamstring a stretch with RI at work. The hamstring is getting stretched BECAUSE the hip flexors need length from the hamstring so they can accomplish their task of flexion
PNF is a stretch from an external force + the GTO’s telling the muscles to calm down. RI is a stretch from and internal force because it needs the slack
I hope that made sense
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Hey thanks for the video, very helpful! I noticed when I do this, my other leg comes off the bench once I reach a certain range, what does this mean? Ty!
This usually means that the hip flexor muscles on the opposing (non-active) side are either actively guarding to prevent injury to a different area, or that the myofascial network throughout the anterior pelvis is extremely bound up. Either way, I would definitely back off the intensity of the stretch until you feel relaxed and neutral, and then push the envelope only slightly. Basically, gently peel the wallpaper, don't rip it off! :)
What can do for drop foot disorder?
Hi dy dy, there are a myriad of techniques you can address Drop Foot Disorder with. I'd recommend checking out Myofascial Release (John Barnes, Til Luchau, Gild Hedley are great starting points) with specific attention to freeing the nerves of the lower leg (Erik Dalton is a great instructor to start research on this) and attention to activating the Tibialis Anterior muscle.
Great luck!
Thanks
Pls share hindi video.i m interested massage therapist
Yeah but how can I do this by myself?
So the agonist muscles are the hamstrings correct? Do the agonist muscles become the quads when it’s a reciprocal?
Great question, Karen. AGONIST muscle is situationally dependent. In this example, the hamstrings are always the agonist muscle because they are the tight ones we're trying to stretch. This stays true whether we use RI or PNF contract-relax to work that specific muscle group. In this example, hams are Agonist, and their counterpart, the quads, are the antagonist.
The quadriceps will become the agonist muscle only if THEY are the tight ones you're trying to stretch, which would make the hamstrings their antagonist muscle.
Hope this helps! Thanks for the question!
Is there a solo version?