Therapeutic Exercise, Motor Imagery, Action Observation
Conditions
Brief summary
Mental practice (both in isolation and also in combination with real practice) has been shown to improve somatosensory and motor variables but so far no study has taken it into the study of women's health. Through this study we want to offer some interesting data regarding the effectiveness of mental practice combined with physical practice.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotor Imagery plus therapeutic exercise
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a motor imagery intervention (imagining movements without actually doing them).
BEHAVIORALAction observation plus therapeutic exercise
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a action observation intervention (observing movements without actually doing them).
BEHAVIORALSham action observation plus therapeutic exercise
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a sham action observation intervention (observing space planets).
Sponsors
University of Valencia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* over 18 years of age and asymptomatic women.
Exclusion criteria
* This study will exclude those who presented a respiratory pathology, cardiac, systematic, or metabolic disease, history of recent surgery, vertebral fracture, or osteoarticular disorders of the spine area.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength | pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day). | maximum pelvic floor strength |
| Pain Pressure Threshold | pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day). | Pain sensitivity |
| Lumbopelvic Motor Control | pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day). | Sensorimotor control of lower limbs |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactFerran Cuenca Martinez, PhD
Outcome results
None listed