Another common PNF technique is the contract-relax stretch . It is almost identical to hold-relax, except that instead of contracting the muscle without moving, the muscle is contracted while moving. This is sometimes called isotonic stretching.

What is contract antagonist relax method?

1) Contract-relax method (CR) Target Muscle – stretch, hold, release, repeat. 2) Antagonist-contract method (AC) Static or Dynamic contraction of the opposite muscle (antagonist) before stretching target muscle (agonist), followed by a static or dynamic stretch.

Is contract-relax reciprocal inhibition?

The physiological phenomenon behind contract-relax stretching is reciprocal inhibition. Your body knows that when a muscle on one-side of the joint is contracting (shortening) the other side of the joint needs to relax (lengthen) to allow this motion to occur. This is known as reciprocal inhibition.