Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review
Introduction. Motor imagery and mental practice can be defined as a continuous mechanism in which the subject tries to emulate a movement using cognitive processes, without actually performing the motor action. The objective of this review was to analyse and check the efficacy of motor imagery and/o...
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| author | Enrique Villa-Berges Ana Alejandra Laborda Soriano Orosia Lucha-López José Miguel Tricas-Moreno Mar Hernández-Secorún Miguel Gómez-Martínez César Hidalgo-García |
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| description | Introduction. Motor imagery and mental practice can be defined as a continuous mechanism in which the subject tries to emulate a movement using cognitive processes, without actually performing the motor action. The objective of this review was to analyse and check the efficacy of motor imagery and/or mental practice as a method of rehabilitating motor function in patients that have suffered a stroke, in both subacute and chronic phases. Material and Methods. We performed a bibliographic search from 2009 to 2021 in the following databases, Medline (PubMed), Scopus, WOS, Cochrane, and OTSeeker. The search focused on randomized clinical trials in which the main subject was rehabilitating motor function of the upper limb in individuals that had suffered a stroke in subacute or chronic phases. Results. We analysed a total of 11 randomized clinical trials, with moderate and high methodological quality according to the PEDro scale. Most of the studies on subacute and chronic stages obtained statistically significant short-term results, between pre- and postintervention, in recovering function of the upper limb. Conclusions. Motor imagery and/or mental practice, combined with conventional therapy and/or with other techniques, can be effective in the short term in recovering upper limb motor function in patients that have suffered a stroke. More studies are needed to analyse the efficacy of this intervention during medium- and long-term follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fb1a77dfab7433ab4480f47364c76292025-02-03T06:08:39ZengWileyOccupational Therapy International1557-07032023-01-01202310.1155/2023/3752889Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic ReviewEnrique Villa-Berges0Ana Alejandra Laborda Soriano1Orosia Lucha-López2José Miguel Tricas-Moreno3Mar Hernández-Secorún4Miguel Gómez-Martínez5César Hidalgo-García6Physiotherapy Research UnitUniversity of ZaragozaPhysiotherapy Research UnitPhysiotherapy Research UnitPhysiotherapy Research UnitDepartment of Occupational TherapyPhysiotherapy Research UnitIntroduction. Motor imagery and mental practice can be defined as a continuous mechanism in which the subject tries to emulate a movement using cognitive processes, without actually performing the motor action. The objective of this review was to analyse and check the efficacy of motor imagery and/or mental practice as a method of rehabilitating motor function in patients that have suffered a stroke, in both subacute and chronic phases. Material and Methods. We performed a bibliographic search from 2009 to 2021 in the following databases, Medline (PubMed), Scopus, WOS, Cochrane, and OTSeeker. The search focused on randomized clinical trials in which the main subject was rehabilitating motor function of the upper limb in individuals that had suffered a stroke in subacute or chronic phases. Results. We analysed a total of 11 randomized clinical trials, with moderate and high methodological quality according to the PEDro scale. Most of the studies on subacute and chronic stages obtained statistically significant short-term results, between pre- and postintervention, in recovering function of the upper limb. Conclusions. Motor imagery and/or mental practice, combined with conventional therapy and/or with other techniques, can be effective in the short term in recovering upper limb motor function in patients that have suffered a stroke. More studies are needed to analyse the efficacy of this intervention during medium- and long-term follow-up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3752889 |
| spellingShingle | Enrique Villa-Berges Ana Alejandra Laborda Soriano Orosia Lucha-López José Miguel Tricas-Moreno Mar Hernández-Secorún Miguel Gómez-Martínez César Hidalgo-García Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review Occupational Therapy International |
| title | Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Motor Imagery and Mental Practice in the Subacute and Chronic Phases in Upper Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | motor imagery and mental practice in the subacute and chronic phases in upper limb rehabilitation after stroke a systematic review |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3752889 |
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