Motor imagery for paediatric neurorehabilitation: how much do we know? Perspectives from a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motor Imagery (MI) is a cognitive process consisting in mental simulation of body movements without executing physical actions: its clinical use has been investigated prevalently in adults with neurological disorders.

Objectives

Review of the best-available evidence on the use and efficacy of MI interventions for neurorehabilitation purposes in common and rare childhood neurological disorders.

Methods

systematic literature search conducted according to PRISMA by using the Scopus, PsycArticles, Cinahl, PUBMED, Web of Science (Clarivate), EMBASE, PsychINFO, and COCHRANE databases, with levels of evidence scored by OCEBM and PEDro Scales.

Results

Twenty-two original studies were retrieved and included for the analysis; MI was the unique or complementary

SUBMITTER: Gentile AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10987782 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature