An investigation into the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching of Hamstring Muscles on the Lumbar Lordosis
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- Title
- An investigation into the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching of Hamstring Muscles on the Lumbar Lordosis
- Title
- An investigation into the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching of Hamstring Muscles on the Lumbar Lordosis
- Author(s)
- Jones Bethan
- Abstract
- Objectives: To discover if Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching to the hamstring muscles had an effect on the angle of lumbar lordosis. Methods: This experimental study used two groups of 20 participants. The lumbar lordosis was measured with a flexi-curve ruler and Sit and Reach test performed. Control Group 1 received soft tissue massage to the quadriceps and Experimental Group 2 received (PNF) stretching to the hamstrings. Lumbar lordosis and Sit and Reach were measured again. Results: No significant difference in the angle of lumbar lordosis was found in either group. Experimental Group 2 had a significantly greater increase (p0.001) in the Sit and Reach test than Control Group 1(p0.034). Conclusions: One session of PNF stretching was not enough to affect the angle of lumbar lordosis. Further research is needed to discover if long-term stretching can have an associated effect on lumbar lordosis or on the excitation of muscle fibres.
- Abstract
- Objectives: To discover if Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching to the hamstring muscles had an effect on the angle of lumbar lordosis. Methods: This experimental study used two groups of 20 participants. The lumbar lordosis was measured with a flexi-curve ruler and Sit and Reach test performed. Control Group 1 received soft tissue massage to the quadriceps and Experimental Group 2 received (PNF) stretching to the hamstrings. Lumbar lordosis and Sit and Reach were measured again. Results: No significant difference in the angle of lumbar lordosis was found in either group. Experimental Group 2 had a significantly greater increase (p0.001) in the Sit and Reach test than Control Group 1(p0.034). Conclusions: One session of PNF stretching was not enough to affect the angle of lumbar lordosis. Further research is needed to discover if long-term stretching can have an associated effect on lumbar lordosis or on the excitation of muscle fibres.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15065
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Stretching, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF), Lumbar lordosis, Sit and Reach, Flexicurve ruler, Soft Tissue Massage, Hamstrings
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- 0
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- Thesis
Jones Bethan, “An investigation into the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching of Hamstring Muscles on the Lumbar Lordosis”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.osteopathic-research.com/s/orw/item/1771