Mental practice maintains range of motion despite forearm immobilization: A pilot study in healthy persons

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-232

  Frenkel, Marie O ^a   Herzig, Daniela S ^b   Gebhard, Florian ^b   Mayer, Jan ^c   Becker, Clemens ^d   Einsiedel, Thomas ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c German University for Prevention and Health Care Management   (Germany)

^d ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e Private Practice for Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hand; Immobilization; Mental practice; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY IMAGE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOREARM; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOVEMENT; PATIENT SIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894661798     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1263     Document Type: Article

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