Towards the integration of mental practice in rehabilitation programs. A critical review

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Malouin, Francine ^a,b   Jackson, Philip L ^a,b,c   Richards, Carol L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental practice; Motor imagery; Motor imagery training; Motor skill learning; Neurological rehabilitation; Parkinson's disease; Stroke; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MENTAL PRACTICE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR IMAGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84884678293     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00576     Document Type: Review

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