Action observation and motor imagery have no effect on balance and freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Combining action observation (AO) and motor imagery (MI) training may induce greater brain activity in areas usually involved in Parkinson's disease (PD) and lead to greater behavioral and neurophysiological effects than when used separately.

Aim

To determine the effects of combining AO, MI, and gait training on balance and freezing of gait in individuals with PD.

Design

This is a single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Setting

Laboratory of Intervention and Analysis of Movement (LIAM) from the Department of Physical Therapy of a Brazilian University.

Population

Study sample consisted of individuals diagnosed with idiopathic PD by a neurologist specialized in movement disorders.

Methods

39 individuals with PD were divided

SUBMITTER: Bezerra PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10019482 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature