Repository logo
 
Publication

Is mental practice an effective adjunct therapeutic strategy for upper limb motor restoration after stroke? A systematic review and meta- analysis

dc.contributor.authorMachado, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorLattari, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorde Sá, Alberto Souza
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Ti-Fei
dc.contributor.authorPaes, Flávia
dc.contributor.authorWegner, Mirko
dc.contributor.authorBudde, Henning
dc.contributor.authorNardi, Antonio E
dc.contributor.authorArias-Carrión, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T12:19:13Z
dc.date.available2016-11-01T01:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractStroke is one of the most common conditions requiring rehabilitation, and its motor impairments are a major cause of permanent disability. Hemiparesis is observed by 80% of the patients after acute stroke. Neuroimaging studies showed that real and imagined movements have similarities regarding brain activation, supplying evidence that those similarities are based on the same process. Within this context, the combination of mental practice (MP) with physical and occupational therapy appears to be a natural complement based on neurorehabilitation concepts. Our study seeks to investigate if MP for stroke rehabilitation of upper limbs is an effective adjunct therapy. PubMed (Medline), ISI knowledge (Institute for Scientific Information) and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library) were terminated on 20 February 2015. Data were collected on variables as follows: sample size, type of supervision, configuration of mental practice, setting the physical practice (intensity, number of sets and repetitions, duration of contractions, rest interval between sets, weekly and total duration), measures of sensorimotor deficits used in the main studies and significant results. Random effects models were used that take into account the variance within and between studies. Seven articles were selected. As there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (MP vs control), showed a - 0.6 (95% CI: -1.27 to 0.04), for upper limb motor restoration after stroke. The present meta-analysis concluded that MP is not effective as adjunct therapeutic strategy for upper limb motor restoration after stroke.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7337
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherBentham Science Publisherspt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/cnsnddt/2015/00000014/00000005/art00005pt_PT
dc.subjectstrokept_PT
dc.subjectphysical practicept_PT
dc.subjectmental practicept_PT
dc.subjectHemiparesispt_PT
dc.titleIs mental practice an effective adjunct therapeutic strategy for upper limb motor restoration after stroke? A systematic review and meta- analysispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage575pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage567pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleCNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targetspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
person.familyNameRocha
person.givenNameNuno
person.identifier192266
person.identifier.ciencia-idAE16-A494-5F8B
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3139-2786
person.identifier.ridM-9821-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id32867975300
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublication9e940914-601a-4978-8d5b-74e5ade7ada7
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery9e940914-601a-4978-8d5b-74e5ade7ada7

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
ART_RochaNuno_2015_6.pdf
Size:
572.35 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: