mental imagery movement imagery
Conditions
Interventions
Mental practice is complemented to the therapy as usual and consists of a
repeatedly imagery of functional movements.To control the performance of the
mental practice training, the patients has an a
it looks like the patient doing the
movement himself.
The movement is repeated several times and the patient should imagine as good
as possible doing the movement by himself. The DVD takes about 10
Sponsors
Hoensbroek Revalidatiecentrum (HRC)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: no disturbances after a former stroke, no severe cognitive problems, have a vividness of movement imagery, muscle strength of the upper extremity of MRC 1-3, able to sit (with help).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: severe cognitive problems, not able to participate in movement imagery training, muscle strength more as MRC 3 of the upper extremity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Therapy outcome regarding armhandfunction at the impairment level is measured using the Brunnstrom-Fugl-Meyer (FM) test, part A -D, the part for the upper limb. The maximal score is 66. Therapy outcome regarding armhandfunction at the activity level (according the International Classification of Functioning:ICF) is measured using the Action Research Arm (ARA) test. This test contains 5 parts. Each of them has an hierarchical ranging. The minimal score is 0, the maximal score is 72. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The modified Franchay Arm Test (FAT) is used to assess the degree to which the patient is able to actually perform arm hand functions and tasks. The test has an ordinal scale of 0-1 and contains 5 parts. The maximal score is 5. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed