PNF in the treatment of scoliosis: clinical practice

Marianna Białek

Marianna Białek – PNF in the treatment of scoliosis: clinical practice. Fizjoterapia Polska 2001; 1(3); 331-333

Abstract

This article presents possible applications of the PNF method In the treatment of scoliosis. Improvement was obtained after six months of treatment in the angle of curvature, averaging 7° in second- and third-degree structural scoliosis. This proper choice of movement patterns is a necessary precondition in order to obtain such effects. Proper compensation is an important element in therapy, significantly decreasing the degree of primary curvature. The basic principles governing work with scoliosis using the PNF method are mobilization, stabilization, and coordination. In the event of pain symptoms neuromobilization and cranio-sacral therapy constitute effective therapeutic techniques supplementing PNF.

Key words:
motion patterns, closed chains, neuromobilization, cranio-sacral therapy
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