期刊
JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 391-397出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00047-0
关键词
older adults; PNF; EMG; range of motion
The effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretch techniques on older adults are unknown and the physiological changes associated with aging may lead to differential responses to PNF stretching. Therefore, the purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of PNF stretch techniques and EMG activity in older adults. Three PNF stretch techniques: static stretch (SS), contract-relax (CR), and agonist contract-relax (ACR) were applied to 24 older adults aged 50-75 years. The subjects were tested for knee extension range of motion (ROM) and knee flexor muscle EMG activity. The results indicated that ACR produced 29-34% more ROM and 65-119% more EMG activity than CR and SS, respectively. It was concluded that PNF stretch techniques can increase ROM in older adults. However, a paradoxical effect was observed in that PNF stretching may not induce muscular relaxation even though ROM about a joint increases. Care should be taken when applying PNF stretch techniques to older adults due to age-related alterations in muscle elasticity. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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