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Division of Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
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Division of Physical Therapy, Sonoda Hospital, Japan
Received 31 July 2014; received in revised form 22 October 2014; accepted 2 November 2014
KEYWORDS Summary The objective of the study was to compare the effects of remote after-effects of
PNF; resistive static contraction of the pelvic depressors (RSCPD) with after-effects of static contrac-
Pain; tion of upper extremity muscles (SCUE) on improvement of the maximal active range of motion
Remote after-effect; (MAROM) for patients with restricted wrist flexion range of motion (ROM) due to upper limb pain
Active range of and dysfunction. The participants were 10 outpatients with restricted wrist joints. The mean
motion; (SD) age was 53.7 (4.4) years (range, 34e81). The subjects performed two exercise protocols
Resistive static (SCUE and RSCPD) in random order. One-way repeated measures ANOVA showed significant
contraction; main effects in evaluation of the change in MAROM and IEMG activities for different conditions
Pelvic depressors (after rest, after SCUE, and after RSCPD). The remote after-effects of RSCPD, but not those of
SCUE, caused significant improvement in MAROM for restricted wrist flexion ROM.
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* Corresponding author. Division of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashioku,
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E-mail address: arai-mitsuo@tmu.ac.jp (M. Arai).
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Effect of remote after-effects of resistive static contraction of the pelvic depressors 443
Measurement of MAROM
Figure 3 Relationship between the EMG amplitude and
After each SC, MAROM for wrist flexion was maintained for MAROM of wrist flexion during a 1-s (1000 ms) static phase of
>1 s with the arm at the side and neutrally rotated, while flexion.
Effect of remote after-effects of resistive static contraction of the pelvic depressors 445
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