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Towards A Testable Hypothesis of Training Principles for the Neuromuscular Facilitation of Human Movement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2014

Steven J. Chatfield  and
Sherrie Barr
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Recent scientific research provides evidence to suggest that it is more than coincidental that principles of training are held in common by Tai Chi, Sweigard's Ideokinesis, and Bartenieff's Fundamentals. The reason that principles of training for the neuromuscular facilitation of human movement can be found to cross diverse methods and forms of training is, quite simply, that they work. This statement comes as no surprise to individuals who have utilized these principles of training. However, only recently has objective scientific evidence been published that suggests the potential efficacy of this kind of training. Beyond comparing principles of training and current scientific research, the purpose of this paper is to build a testable hypothesis that can provide a focus in dance science for the beginnings of experimentation in neuromuscular facilitation training.

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Dance Research Journal , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , Spring 1994 , pp. 8 - 14
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Copyright © Congress on Research in Dance 1994

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