The Effect of Motor Imagery Training in Addition to Core Stabilization Exercises on Core Performance, Balance, Functional Capacity, and Quality of Life in Healthy Adolescents Girls
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
- Enrollment
- 54
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Core Performance
Overview
Brief Summary
Adolescence is the period in which a person grows and develops the fastest, covering the transition from childhood to maturity. Compared to sedentary adolescents who regularly exercise, there were significant differences in levels of functional capacity, cognitive function, and quality of life. The balance that shows significant development in the adult period, if not sufficiently developed, results in a lack of proper balance during movements, making individuals exposed to injuries.
A strong "core" area is needed to ensure the stabilization of the whole body and increase functional capacity. In the studies carried out, the "core" exercise programs resulted in increased lumbopelvic stability, improved small and large muscle strength, and increased body control and balance.
Motor imagery is defined as the resurrection of movement in the mind before movement occurs. For individuals with health or health-related problems, it has been found that the implementation of imaging tasks is beneficial, either alone or in addition to physical practice and that similar brain regions are activated during the performance of the movement and imaging the movement.
56 healthy girls will be included in our study. The participants will be randomly divided into 2 groups, including 28 control groups and 28 training groups. The core performance will be assessed with the Modified Push-Up Test and Sit-Up Test. The Flamingo test will be used to assess static balance and the Y test will be used to assess dynamic balance. Quality of life will be assessed with the Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire (PedsQL) for adolescents aged 13-18 years. Functional capacity will be assessed with the 6-Minute Walk Test. Exercise Readiness Questionnaire will be used to measure exercise readiness. The Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R) form will be used for motor imagery; the Vividness of Motor Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ) will be used for clarity and vividness of motor imagery. During the motor imagery training, heart rate will be measured to determine whether the participant performs the imagery correctly. In addition to all of these assessments, the values of Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Saturation, Dyspnea, and Fatigue Levels (Modified Borg Dyspnea and fatigue scales) will be recorded. The control group will be subject to Jeffreys' core (body) stabilization training protocol. The training group will receive engine simulation training in addition to Jeffreys' core (body) stabilization training protocol. The control group and the training group will implement training programs with a physiotherapist 3 times a week for 8 weeks. All assessments will be repeated before and after the 8-week training program.
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of motor imagery training given in addition to core stabilization training on core performance, balance, functional capacity, and quality of life in healthy adolescent girls.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 19 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being between 10 and 19 years old
- •Having no barriers to exercise according to Activity Readiness Questionare for Everyone (PAR-Q+)
- •To get a valid score from Vividness of Imagery Questionnaire (VMIQ)
- •To volunteer to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having had any neurological and orthopedic injury in the last 1 year
- •Having a history of any vestibular-visual disease that may affect balance
- •Having a history of any disease that may cause disability or systemic problems during exercise
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Core Performance
Time Frame: 5 -10 minutes
The Sit-Up Test will be used to assess the core performance. The knees are bent, the feet are on the ground, and the arms lie on the back in a crossed position on the chest. The participant is asked to raise his back to 90 degrees from the ground within 30 seconds and then take the starting position again. Supporting the feet helps to move. The movement starts when you are on the back, and when you get to the same position, 1 is counted again.
Movement Imagery Ability
Time Frame: 15 - 20 minutes
Vividity of Movement Imagery Questionnaire 2 will be used to assess the participant's imaging ability. Scores that can be obtained from the scale range between 16-80. High scores mean that the level of visual imagery is high; low scores mean that the level of visual imagery or visualization is low.
Balance
Time Frame: 5 - 10 minutes
Y-balance test which is a modification of the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) will be used to assess the balance. The participant, standing on his preferred foot on a 50 cm long wooden platform on a 4 cm high and 3 cm wide balance platform (flamingo balance test), tries to stay in balance for 1 minute by bending the other foot from the knee, pulling it to the hip, and holding it with the same hand on the same side.
Functional Capacity
Time Frame: 15-20 minutes
The 6-minute walking test will be used to assess the functional capacity. Participants will be recorded in a 30-meter straight corridor for 6 minutes at their own walking speed, as fast as possible but without running. The walking distance will be recorded in meters.
Secondary Outcomes
- Life Quality(5 - 10 minutes)
Investigators
Hikmet Ucgun
Assistant Professor
Biruni University