Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on EEG Activation Induced by Facilitating Position in Patients with Spinocerebellar Degeneration

Abstract

NAKAMURA, R. and KOSAKA, K. Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on EEG Activation Induced by Facilitating Position in Patients with Spinocerebellar Degeneration. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1986, 148 (2), 159-161 - The shift of mean power in alpha band of EEG due to postural changes was examined in five patients with spinocerebellar degeneration, using EEG topography, before and after proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) maneuver. Normal EEG response to postural changes, i.e., an increase in the mean power at facilitating position compared to neutral position, was observed in only one patient before PNF maneuver, but in four after PNF maneuver. The improvement of motor function by PNF-treatment was clinically noticed in the patients with normal EEG response to postural changes after PNF maneuver.