The Effects of Motor Imagery Training and Physical Practice on Upper Extremity Motor Function in Patients With Stroke
The Effects of Motor Imagery Training and Physical Practice on Upper Extremity Motor Function in Patients With Stroke
The aim of the study is to compare the effects of specific functional task-oriented motor imagery training combined with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach and physical practice after imagery on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients.
Motor imagery (MI) is the mental rehearsal of motor abilities to improve function. Thus, imagery provides both the learning of the new movement and the improvement of the quality of movement by repeating the known activities.the investigators These neurophysiological findings obtained in recent years have popularized the use of motor imagery approach in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.
32 stroke patients aged 50-75 years will be included in the study. Cases will be randomized into 2 groups.
In our study, a treatment program will be applied with a physiotherapist for a total of 8 weeks, 2 days a week. The first group in the treatment program; Motor imagery will be performed with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI) and the second group will be physical practice of imagery activities after motor imagery with the Bobath Therapeutic Approach (BTA+MI+PP). Motor imagery activity was determined as 'eating activity'.
The desired goal as a result of our work; the investigators think that motor imagery training on eating activity of stroke patients and physical practice used together will improve both the achievement of eating activity and upper extremity motor function.
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