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Recovery of hand function through mental practice: A study protocol |
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| Authors: | Magdalena Ietswaart Marie Johnston Chris H Dijkerman Clare L Scott Sara A Joice Steven Hamilton Ronald S MacWalter |
| Affiliation: | (1) School of Psychology and Sport Sciences, Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;(2) Department of experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands;(3) Health Psychology Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK;(4) Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Grampian University Hospital Trust, Aberdeen, UK;(5) Stroke Studies Centre, Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, DD1 9SY Dundee, UK |
| Abstract: | BackgroundThe study aims to assess the therapeutic benefits of motor imagery training in stroke patients with persistent motor weakness. There is evidence to suggest that mental rehearsal of movement can produce effects normally attributed to practising the actual movements. Imagining hand movements could stimulate the redistribution of brain activity, which accompanies recovery of hand function, thus resulting in a reduced motor deficit. |
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