scholarly journals COMPARISON OF COMBINED EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PRACTICE WITH PHYSICAL PRACTICE ALONE ON FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE IN PARKINSON (PD) PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 3207-3213
Author(s):  
Marya Lokhandwala ◽  
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Vivek Kulkarni ◽  
Manasa Nair ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Functional Independence ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Physical Practice

Mental Practice Combined With Physical Practice to Enhance Upper Extremity Functional Ability Poststroke: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Anas R. Alashram ◽  
Giuseppe Annino ◽  
Mohammed Al-qtaishat ◽  
Elvira Padua
Keyword(s):  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Physical Practice ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Stroke Population ◽  
Treatment Dosage

Background: Upper extremity deficits are one of the most common impairments in individuals with stroke. Mental practice is exercised cognitively in the absence of the physical trials. The effects of the combination of mental and physical practice remain unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effects of combined physical practice and mental practice on the upper extremity functional ability poststroke, to identify which stroke population is most likely to benefit from the intervention, and to determine the effective treatment dosage. Methods: We searched in the PubMed, SCOPUS, National Rehabilitation Information REHABDATA, PEDro, and Web of Science until February 2020. Randomized clinical trials examined the effects of combined physical practice and mental practice on the upper extremity functional ability in people with a stroke. The risk of bias was evaluated and the effect sizes were calculated. Results: Nine studies met our inclusion criteria. In total, 230 stroke survivors were included in this analysis (mean age: 60.84 years). This review found that combining physical practice and mental practice has beneficial effects in improving the upper extremity functional ability poststroke. Conclusion: Combining physical practice and mental practice improves the upper extremity functional ability poststroke, this improvement can extend for 3 months after the treatment intervention. We propose that using 30 to 60 min of physical practice followed by 30 min of mental practice, 2 to 3 times weekly for 6 to 10 weeks, may give meaningful effects in individuals with stroke.

The Efficacy of Combined Physical and Mental Practice in the Learning of a Foot-Sequence Task after Stroke: A Case Report

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L. Jackson ◽  
Julien Doyon ◽  
Carol L. Richards ◽  
Francine Malouin
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Physical Practice ◽  
Average Response Time ◽  
Additional Improvement ◽  
Study Setting

Objective. To investigate the effect of mental practice on the learning of a sequential task for the lower limb in a patient with a hemiparesis resulting from a stroke. Design. A single-case study. Setting. Research laboratory of a university-affiliated rehabilitation center. Patient. A right-handed 38-year-old man who had suffered a left hemorrhagic subcortical stroke 4 months prior. Intervention. The patient practiced a serial response time task with the lower limb in 3 distinct training phases over a period of 5 weeks: 2 weeks of physical practice, 1 week of combined physical and mental practice, and then 2 weeks of mental practice alone. Main Outcome Measures. Performance on the task measured through errors and response times. Imagery abilities measured through questionnaires. Results . The patient’s average response time improved significantly during the 1st 5 days of physical practice (26%) but then failed to show further improvement during the following week of physical practice. The combination of mental and physical practice during the 3rd week yielded additional improvement (10.3%), whereas the following 2 weeks of mental practice resulted in a marginal increase in performance (2.2%). Conclusion. The findings show that mental practice, when combined with physical practice, can improve the performance of a sequential motor skill in people who had a stroke, and suggest that mental practice could play a role in the retention of newly acquired abilities.

Immediate effects of adding mental practice to physical practice on the gait of individuals with Parkinson’s disease: Randomized clinical trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenna Marques de Melo Santiago ◽  
Daniel Antunes de Oliveira ◽  
Louise Gabriella Lopes de Macêdo Ferreira ◽  
Hyanne Yasmim de Brito Pinto ◽  
Ana Paula Spaniol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Physical Practice

“Inner” Darts: Effects of Mental Practice on Performance of Dart Throwing

1978 ◽  
Vol 47 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1195-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwight Mendoza ◽  
Harvey Wichman
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skill ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Physical Practice ◽  
Mental Rehearsal ◽  
Practice Group ◽  
Dart Throwing ◽  
Motor Movements

To explore the effects of mental rehearsal on the performance of a motor skill, 32 college undergraduates were scored on dart-throwing ability and randomly assigned to one of 4 practice conditions: no-practice controls, mental rehearsal only, mental rehearsal with simulated dart-throwing motor movements, and direct physical practice. Following 6 days of mental or physical practice by the experimental groups, the performance level on the dart-throwing task was again measured for all subjects. Comparison of improvement showed statistically significant differences between the groups. Follow-up tests showed that all experimental groups differed significantly from the no-practice group, there were no significant differences between mental practice groups and direct physical practice resulted in improvements significantly higher than any other form of practice.

Effect of Mental Practice Combined with Physical Practice on Balance in the Community-Dwelling Elderly

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenna Batson ◽  
Rebecca Feltman ◽  
Chris McBride ◽  
Jennifer Waring
Keyword(s):  
Mental Practice ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Physical Practice

scholarly journals Can Mental Practice Increase Ankle Dorsiflexor Torque?

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (10) ◽  
pp. 1053-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Sidaway ◽  
Amy (Robinson) Trzaska
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Options ◽  
Force Production ◽  
Mental Practice ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical Practice ◽  
Practice Group ◽  
Generating Capacity ◽  
Abductor Digiti Minimi ◽  
Group A ◽  
Ankle Dorsiflexor

Abstract Background and Purpose. Mental practice has been shown to be effective in increasing the force production of the abductor digiti minimi muscle in the hand. The aim of this study was to determine whether mental practice could produce strength gains in the larger ankle dorsiflexor muscles, which are important during walking. Subjects. Twenty-four subjects were randomly assigned to a physical practice group, a mental practice group, or a control group (8 subjects per group). Methods. In the practice groups, subjects either physically or mentally practiced producing maximal isometric contractions for 3 sets of 10 repetitions, 3 times per week for 4 weeks. Changes in mean peak isometric torque normalized to body weight and the resulting percentage of improvement were analyzed across the 3 groups. Results. Differences in raw torque production after training in the 2 practice groups resulted in significant percentages of improvement for the physical practice group (25.28%) and the mental practice group (17.13%), but not for the control group (−1.77%). The 2 practice groups were not statistically different in their maximal torque-generating capacity after training. Discussion and Conclusion. These findings show that mental practice in people without impairments can lead to an increase in torque production similar to that produced by physical practice. Such a technique may prove to be a useful adjunct to traditional treatment options aimed at increasing muscle strength.

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