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===== Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching =====

[[https://www.ipnfa.org/|Website]]

Also: PNF Stretching, Kabat Method

A technique for increasing flexibility which combines [[concept:passive stretching]] and [[concept:isometric stretching]] at intervals.



Originally developed by neurophysiologist Dr. Herman Kabat & Physical Therapist Margaret Knott in the 1940s for rehabilitation, similar techniques can be applied while training muscles for contortion.

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Definition based on the [[https://www.contortionhomepage.com/gloss1.html|Contortion Glossary]] by Greg Ullman and Tige Young