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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Motor Imagery (MI) | Experimental | 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. |
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| Control (C) | No Intervention | 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. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Mental Motor Imagery | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Dynamic Balance | Ability to balance while performing a task i.e. lower limb reach distance is various directions measured using star excursion balance test | 24 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Time for improvement in balance | Time required to observe a significant improvement in balance | 7 to 24 days |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| PRAMOD D SHENOY, MPT | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Principal Investigator |
| Yee Mun Chang | Alumnus of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | Cheras | Selangor | 43000 | Malaysia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22857987 | Result | Hosseini SA, Fallahpour M, Sayadi M, Gharib M, Haghgoo H. The impact of mental practice on stroke patients' postural balance. J Neurol Sci. 2012 Nov 15;322(1-2):263-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.07.030. Epub 2012 Aug 1. |
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One group received Mental Motor Imagery training, and the other group acted as a control with no specific intervention.
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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