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Technique Defnition Used For Stage AppliedExamples &

Notes

Rhthmic !nitiation

"R!#

Moving passively

through a range(initially)*

Understand the

timing & rhythm of amovement

uic!ly progress to

"#"*

$nitial Mo%ility

hyper'hypo

e passive U +,

patterns(move to active

assisted quic!ly*)

Rhthmic Rotation

"RRo#

Moving passi$el

through -.M in

alternating'multi

directions

Understand timing of

rotational movements

$nitial Mo%ility

/yper

-igidity (P+)

e passively roc!ing

a pt or P-.M thru

range for

rhythmicity'timingActi$e%Assisted "A%

A# & uided '

" com%ination of PT

help and pt activation

through range

Net level of initiation

0have them help you

$nitial Mo%ility

controlled mo%ility

(di1cult tas!s)

Used if patient can2t

get through entire

range actively3

continuation of -$Alternating

!sometrics "A!#

$sometric contraction

of agonist &

antagonist against one

plane of mvt

4trength sta%ility of

postural and girdle

muscles

4ta%ility e pt 5ees

shoulders to 678

9don2t let me move

you:3 PT applies force

into Fle then ;tRhthmic

Sta(ili)ation "RS#

''

$sometric contraction

of multidirectional

force

Promote sta%ility via

co#contraction and

isometrics in manydirections

4ta%ility e in sitting 9don2t

let me move you: PT

applies rotationalforce to trun!

Dont hold onto G-H

joint!!!Repeated

*ontraction "R*#

-epeated dynamic

contraction applied at

one point of range

4peci


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Resisted

+rogression "R+#

Manual resistance to

pelvis during

locomotion

4trengthens during

functional activity

>ontrolled

mo%ility'4!ill

?ust enough

resistance to ma!e

them =or!

Agonist Re$ersal -esisting a muscle

through %othconcentric and

eccentric

4trengthens agonist >ontrolled mo%ility e -esist %iceps

during el%o= 5e andet

Antagonist

Re$ersal, Slo-

Re$ersal "SR#

4lo= isotonic

contractions of the

agonist =' resistance

then the antagonist ='

resistance

4trengths muscles

(around a @oint

usually)

>ontrolled mo%ility e resist %iceps ='

el%o= 5e & triceps

=' et

careful resistance

through entire rangeAntagonist

Re$ersal, Slo-

Re$ersal%.old "SR%

.#

-/ =ith isometric

contraction at end

range

nhance dynamic

sta%ility esp

proimally

4ta%ility controlled

mo%ility

e same as a%ove

%ut have them hold

resistance at end of

arc of motion.old +ositions Aeight#%earing to

promote co#

contraction around

@oints

4ta%ility around @oints 4ta%ility

($sometrics can %e

used =' hypo too)

e prone on el%o=s**some source place this

as a type of a rhythmic

sta% %'c you can try to

move people in a AB

position (isometric

resistance)

*ontract%Relax

"*R#

"ctive contraction of

agonist follo=ed %ypassive stretch

$ncreasing 5ei%ility $nitial mo%ility

hypertonic

e contract

hamstrings onto PT2sshoulder3 rela & PT

passively stretch*ontract%Relax/

Antagonist

contract "*RA*#

"ctive contraction of

agonist follo=ed %y

active antagonist

contraction

$ncrease 5ei%ility of

agonist through

active participation

$nitial mo%ility

hypertonicity

e contract

hamstring rela &

actively etend !nee

(quads).old%Relax ".R#

0-1 Acti$e

$sometric hold of

agonist (PT pushing

$ncrease 5ei%ility $nitial mo%ility

/yper or hypomo%ility

e PT tries to etend

!nee 9don2t let me


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2$t3.RA24 into it) then either

passive stretch or

activation of

antagonist

move you:3 pt holds

then relaes Passive

stretch or activation

of antagonist

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