The Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Learning Fine Motor Skills: A Preliminary Study

Mohammad Reza Shahabi Kaseb; Arezou Mehranian; Khosro Rezaei

doi:10.22110/jkums.v20i2.2922

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https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v20i2.2922

The Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Learning Fine Motor Skills: A Preliminary Study

Author(s):

Mohammad Reza Shahabi Kaseb^1,*,

Arezou Mehranian²,

Khosro Rezaei³

1Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Khorasan Razavi, Iran

2M.S.c in Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Khorasan Razavi, Iran

3Ph.D. Students of Medical Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Khorasan Razavi, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 20, issue 2; e69701

Published online:Sep 19, 2016

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 11, 2016

Accepted:Sep 11, 2016

How to Cite:Shahabi Kaseb M R, Mehranian A, Rezaei K. The Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Learning Fine Motor Skills: A Preliminary Study.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.2016;20(2):e69701.https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v20i2.2922.

Abstract

Introduction: Preparation of neuromuscular system prior to performing motor skills affects the learning of motor skills. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) on limb coordination and accuracy in dart throwing skill.

Methods: Thirty two male students were randomly selected as study sample. Based on the pretest scores, the participants were divided into three groups: experimental (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation), first control (without warm-up), and second control (specific warm-up). During the acquisition phase, the participants first performed the preparation training related to their own group, then all groups performed the exercise program of dart throwing consisting of 6 blocks of 9 trials in 4 training sessions. Finally, 20 days following the last exercise session, the subjects took the retention and transfer tests.

Results: The results of one-way ANOVA test for coordination variable in acquisition test showed no significant difference between the groups, while there was a statistically significant difference between groups regarding coordination variable in retention and transfer tests. Furthermore, the results of one-way ANOVA for the accuracy variable in acquisition and retention tests showed no statistically significant difference between the three groups, while there was a statistically significant difference between groups for accuracy variable in transfer test.

Conclusion: It seems that proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, as a preparation method before performance, can enhance the efficacy of training to better learn the coordination pattern of fine motor skills.

Keywords

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)

accuracy

coordination

fine motor skills

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