A Pilot Study to Investigate the Effect of Motor Imagery on Dynamic Balance of Asymptomatic University Students: An Experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 25
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Dynamic Balance
研究概览
简要总结
This study intended to investigate the effect of imagining a movement task on dynamic balance of sedentary university students. Two groups with good mental imaging ability were studied; one group receiving instructions on mental imagery and the other served as a control receiving no particular intervention. Any improvement in the balance ability was measured using the star excursion balance test (SEBT); for it has good to excellent test-retest reliability and validity as established by several researchers.
详细描述
Motor imagery (MI) refers to a cognitive process during which the representation of a specific motor action is internally simulated without producing an overt body movement. Motor imagery is now widely used as a technique to enhance motor learning and to enhance recovery during rehabilitation of various conditions such as sports injuries, stroke, etc. Several studies have also shown improvement in strength, function, and use of both upper and lower extremities in chronic stroke. Present study aimed to identify its effectiveness in improving dynamic balance of individuals without any clinical problem. Such improvement, if any, may be useful in early balance and proprioceptive training during the maximum protection phase of joint injuries, fractures, or even rehabilitation of other clinical conditions affecting balance. It may have benefits in maintaining / improving movements in athletes after injuries as well as the general less active population, including the elderly population.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
The outcome assessor (using balance test) was not aware of neither the group to which the subject belonged nor to the baseline values of the subjects' balance score
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •No prior involvement in any physical or mental balance training
- •Good mental imaging ability as determined using the motor imagery questionnaire
排除标准
- •neuromusculoskeletal condition that may alter balance
- •vestibular disorders or VBA related disorders
- •painful conditions of the body
- •H/o seizure, schizophrenia, meningitis, migraine, diplopia, spinal injuries, lower extremity injuries
研究组 & 干预措施
Motor Imagery (MI)
Those meeting the inclusion criteria were selected (n=22). Each participant was necessary to complete the Movement Imagery Questionnaire in a quiet room. Finally, each participant assigned a score by using a 7-point scale regarding the ease/difficulty associated with representing each movement mentally. Next their baseline balance measurement was performed using the SEBT. Later this group had 9 motor imagery sessions, each session for 15 minutes, 3 sessions (alternate days) per week for a total of 3 weeks. Reassessment of balance was done after every 3 sessions.
干预措施: Mental Motor Imagery (Other)
Control (C)
Those meeting the inclusion criteria were selected (n=10). Baseline measurement of SEBT was done on day 1, end of week 1, end of week 2 and end of week 3.
结局指标
主要结局
Dynamic Balance
时间窗: 24 days
Ability to balance while performing a task i.e. lower limb reach distance is various directions measured using star excursion balance test
次要结局
- Time for improvement in balance(7 to 24 days)
研究者
Pramod Divakara Shenoy, MPT
Mr
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman