Motor imagery practice in gait rehabilitation of chronic post-stroke hemiparesis: Four case studies

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-356

  Dunsky, Ayelet ^a,b   Dickstein, Ruth ^a   Ariav, Claudet ^c   Deutsch, Judith ^d   Marcovitz, Emanuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c Flieman Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital   (Israel)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based rehabilitation; Gait; Hemiparesis; Mental practice; Motor imagery; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; HEMIPARESIS; MENTAL PRACTICE; MOTOR IMAGERY; STROKES;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMAGERY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; WALKING;

EID: 33751027011     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328010f559     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Barbeau H (2003). Locomotor training in neurorehabilitation: emerging rehabilitation concepts. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 17:3-11.
2. Carr JH, Shepherd RB (2003). Stroke rehabilitation. Guidelines for exercise and training to optimize motor skill. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: Butterworth-Heinemann.
3. Chen G, Patten C, Kothari DH, Zajac FE (2005). Gait differences between individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis and non-disabled controls at matched speeds. Gait Posture 22:51-56.
4. Cicinelli P, Marconi B, Zaccagnini M, Pasqualetti P, Filippi MM, Rossini PM (2006). Imagery-induced cortical excitability changes in stroke: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Cereb Cortex 16:247-253.
5. Crosbie JH, McDonough SM, Gilmore DH, Wiggam MI (2004). The adjunctive role of mental practice in the rehabilitation of the upper limb after hemiplegic stroke: a pilot study. Clin Rehabil 18:60-68.
6. Fugl-Meyer AR, Jaasko L, Leyman I, Olsson S, Steglind S (1975). The post-stroke hemiplegic patient. 1. A method for evaluation of physical performance. Scand J Rehabil Med 7:13-31.
7. Hesse S (2003). Rehabilitation of gait after stroke: evaluation, principles of therapy, novel treatment approaches, and assistive devices. Top Geriatr Rehabil 19:109-118.
8. Jackson PL, Lafleur MF, Malouin F, Richards C, Doyon J (2001). Potential role of mental practice using motor imagery in neurologic rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 82:1133-1141.
9. Jeannerod M, Frak V (1999). Mental imaging of motor activity in humans. Curr Opin Neurobiol 9:735-739.
10. Jorgensen HS, Nakayama H, Raaschou HO, Olsen TS (1995). Recovery of walking function in stroke patients: the Copenhagen stroke study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 76:27-32.
11. Klein PJ, DeHaven JJ (1995). Accuracy of three-dimensional linear and angular estimates obtained with the Ariel Performance Analysis System. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 76:183-189.
12. Kwakkel G, Wagenaar RC (2002). Effect of duration of upper- and lower-extremity rehabilitation sessions and walking speed on recovery of interlimb coordination in hemiplegic gait. Phys Ther 82:432-448.
13. Lamontagne A, Fung J (2004). Faster is better: implications for speed-intensive gait training after stroke. Stroke 35:2543-2548.
14. Liu KP, Chan CC, Lee TM, Hui-Chan CW (2004). Mental imagery for promoting relearning for people after stroke: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:1403-1408.
15. Malouin F, Richards CL, Doyon J, Desrosiers J, Belleville S (2004). Training mobility tasks after stroke with combined mental and physical practice: a feasibility study. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 18:66-75.
16. Michelon P, Vettel JM, Zacks JM (2006). Lateral somatotopic organization during imagined and prepared movements. J Neurophysiol 95:811-822.
17. Mulder T, Zijlstra S, Zijlstra W, Hochstenbach J (2004). The role of motor imagery in learning a totally novel movement. Exp Brain Res 154:211-217.
18. Nadeau S, Gravel D, Arsenault AB, Bourbonnais D (1999). Plantarflexor weakness as a limiting factor of gait speed in stroke subjects and the compensating role of hip flexors. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 14:125-135.
19. Olney SJ, Griffin MP, McBride ID (1994). Temporal, kinematic, and kinetic variables related to gait speed in subjects with hemiplegia: a regression approach. Phys Ther 74:872-885.
20. Olney SJ, Richards CL (1996). Hemiparetic gait following stroke: part I: characteristics. Gait Posture 4:136-148.
21. Page SJ, Levine P, Leonard AC (2005). Effects of mental practice on affected limb use and function in chronic stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:399-402.
22. Page SJ, Levine P, Sisto S, Johnston MV (2001a). A randomized efficacy and feasibility study of imagery in acute stroke. Clin Rehabil 15:233-240.
23. Page SJ, Levine P, Sisto SA, Johnston MV (2001b). Mental practice combined with physical practice for upper-limb motor deficit in subacute stroke. Phys Ther 81:1455-1462.
24. Richards CL, Olney SJ (1996). Hemiparetic gait following stroke: part II: recovery and physical therapy. Gait Posture 4:149-162.
25. Stevens JA, Stoykov ME (2003). Using motor imagery in the rehabilitation of hemiparesis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1090-1092.
26. Suzuki K, Yamada Y, Handa T, Imada G, Iwaya T, Nakamura R (1999). Relationship between stride length and walking rate in gait training for hemiparetic stroke patients. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 78:147-152.
27. Talbot LR, Viscogliosi C, Desrosiers J, Vincent C, Rousseau J, Robichaud L (2004). Identification of rehabilitation needs after a stroke: an exploratory study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2:53.
28. Tinetti ME (1986). Performance-oriented assessment of mobility problems in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc 34:119-126.