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Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Improves Balance and Knee Extensors Strength of Older Fallers

Table 1

Strengthening movement patterns.


	Initial position	Final position

D1-fl	H extension, abduction, and internal rotation; K flexion; A flexion and eversion; F flexion and adduction	H flexion, adduction, and external rotation; K extension; A dorsiflexion and inversion; F extension and abduction
D2-fl	H extension, abduction, and internal rotation; K extension; A flexion and eversion; F flexion and adduction	H flexion, adduction, and external rotation; K flexion; A dorsiflexion and inversion; F extension and abduction
D3-fl	H extension, abduction, and internal rotation; K flexion; A flexion and inversion; F flexion and abduction	H flexion, adduction, and external rotation; K extension; A extension and eversion; F extension and adduction
D4-fl	H extension, abduction, and internal rotation; K extension; A flexion and inversion; F flexion and abduction	H flexion, adduction, and external rotation; K flexion; A dorsiflexion and eversion; F extension and adduction
D1-ext	H flexion, adduction, and external rotation; K flexion; A dorsiflexion and inversion; F extension and abduction	H extension, abduction, and internal rotation; K extension; A flexion and eversion; F flexion and adduction
D2-ext	H flexion, adduction, and external rotation; K extension; A dorsiflexion and inversion; F extension and abduction	H extension, abduction, and internal rotation; K flexion; A flexion and eversion; F flexion and adduction
D3-ext	H flexion, abduction, and internal rotation; K flexion; A dorsiflexion and eversion; F flexion and abduction	H extension, adduction, and external rotation; K extension; A flexion and inversion; F extension and adduction
D4-ext	H flexion, abduction, and internal rotation; K extension; A dorsiflexion and eversion; F flexion and abduction	H extension, adduction, and external rotation; K flexion; A flexion and inversion; F extension and adduction

H (hip); K (knee); A (ankle); F (feet fingers); fl (flexion); ext (extension).