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The proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation-concept; the state of the evidence, a narrative review

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Vaishnavi Suresh, Suruliraj Karthikbabu & Venkatesan Prem. (2022) Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in chronic low back and neck pain and disability: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiotherapy Practice and Research 43:2, pages 157-172.
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Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig & Basit Ansari. (2022) Bilateral Asymmetrical Limb Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Effects on Pain, Multifidus Activity, Range of Motion, and Disability in Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 45:8, pages 604-613.
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Li Ling-Xin, Huang Ke-Yao, Zhang Rui, Liu Zuo-Yan & Pu Li-Hui. (2022) Efficacy and safety of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for chronic low back pain: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 68:3, pages 439-446.
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Cristina Campos-Villegas, Sofía Pérez-Alenda, Juan J. Carrasco, Celedonia Igual-Camacho, José Manuel Tomás-Miguel & Sara Cortés-Amador. (2022) Effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation therapy and strength training among post-menopausal women with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis. A randomized trial. Journal of Hand Therapy.
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Tomasz Sipko & Edmund Glibowski. (2022) Immediate Effects of Single-Session Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises on the Sit-to-Stand Strategy in Patients With Chronic Lumbar Spinal Disc Disease: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 45:6, pages 415-424.
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Fabio Luciano Arcanjo, José Vicente Pereira Martins, Paulo Moté, Gustavo Leporace, Daniella Araújo de Oliveira, Camila Santana de Sousa, Micheli Bernardone Saquetto & Mansueto Gomes-Neto. (2022) Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training reduces pain and disability in individuals with chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 46, pages 101505.
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Tomasz Zwoliński, Magdalena Wujtewicz, Jolanta Szamotulska, Tomasz Sinoracki, Piotr Wąż, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon, Andrzej Basiński & Rik Gosselink. (2022) Feasibility of Chest Wall and Diaphragm Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Techniques in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:2, pages 960.
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Tomasz Sipko, Edmund Glibowski & Michał Kuczyński. (2021) Acute effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises on the postural strategy in patients with chronic low back pain. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 44, pages 101439.
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Renata Janaína Pereira de Souza, Daniella Cunha Brandão, José Vicente Martins, Juliana Fernandes & Armele Dornelas de Andrade. (2020) Addition of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation to cardiorespiratory training in patients poststroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 21:1.
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Iramaia Salomão Alexandre de Assis, Gustavo José Luvizutto, Ana Caroline Magrini Bruno & Luciane Aparecida Pascucci Sande de Souza. (2020) The Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Concept in Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 19:3, pages 181-187.
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Timas Peteraitis & Fred Smedes. (2020) Scapula motor control training with Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in chronic subacromial impingement syndrome: A case report. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 24:3, pages 165-171.
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J. Bleda Andrés & A.B. Meseguer Henarejos. (2020) Facilitación neuromuscular propioceptiva en personas con lumbalgia crónica: revisión sistemática. Fisioterapia 42:2, pages 85-97.
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Fred Smedes & Leandro Giacometti da Silva. (2019) Motor learning with the PNF-concept, an alternative to constrained induced movement therapy in a patient after a stroke; a case report. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 23:3, pages 622-627.
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Fred Smedes, Seungsub Shin & Leandro Giacometti da Silva. (2019) Incorrect use of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation-techniques and principles, a response to: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation training improves pain-related and balance outcomes in working-age patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy 23:3, pages 273-274.
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Emer Gunning & Marcin K. Uszynski. (2019) Effectiveness of the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Method on Gait Parameters in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 100:5, pages 980-986.
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Tomasz Maicki, Jan Bilski, Elżbieta Szczygieł & Rafał Trąbka. (2018) PNF and manual therapy treatment results of patients with cervical spine osteoarthritis. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 30:5, pages 1095-1101.
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A. Stępień, K. Fabian, K. Graff, M. Podgurniak & A. Wit. (2017) An immediate effect of PNF specific mobilization on the angle of trunk rotation and the Trunk-Pelvis-Hip Angle range of motion in adolescent girls with double idiopathic scoliosis—a pilot study. Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 12:1.
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Fred Smedes, Marianne Heidmann, Carsten Schaefer & Nicola Fischer. (2017) Commentary on Horst R et al. Activity- vs. structural-oriented treatment approach for frozen shoulder: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation 31:12, pages 1696-1698.
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