Functional Recovery of Upper Limb Post-Stroke: Mental Practice with Motor and Non-Motor Imagery | Science Publications

American Medical Journal

Aline F. Bastos¹  Marco A.A. Leite¹  Beatriz C. Carrapatoso¹  Gabriela G.L. Souza¹  Marco Orsini¹  Julio G.D. Silva¹ 

关键词: Motor imagery;    mental practice;    rehabilitation;    stroke;    hemiparesis;   

DOI  :  10.3844/amjsp.2012.50.55

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: Mental Practice (MP) with motor imagery consists of a method of training in which motor imagery is used to improve performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of MP with motor imagery on motor recovery of the paretic upper limb of post-stroke patients in comparison with MP with non-motor imagery. Approach: Four post-stroke patients were divided into two groups: experimental (the physical practice of motor tasks and MP of the same tasks: n = 2) and control (the physical practice of motor tasks and MP of non-motor tasks: n = 2). We evaluated: Heart Rate (HR) and systolic (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), immediately before and after execution and imagination of the tasks; time of execution and imagination of each task; and motor function of the paretic upper limb through the questionnaires

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