Review
Rehabilitation
Kierra Jean Falbo, Hannah Phelan, Dawn Hackman, Rebecca Vogsland, Tonya L. Rich
Summary: Graded motor imagery, specifically the three-phase approach, has shown success in chronic pain populations, but its application to phantom limb pain has mostly focused on mirror therapy alone. This scoping review explores the evidence for graded motor imagery and its phases in treating phantom limb pain. The findings highlight the need for more research on the effectiveness of graded motor imagery and indicators of patient success in this population.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Kierra Jean Falbo, Hannah Phelan, Dawn Hackman, Rebecca Vogsland, Tonya L. Rich
Summary: Three-phase graded motor imagery has been successful in chronic pain populations, but in the context of phantom limb pain, it is often limited to mirror therapy. Future research should evaluate the effects of graded motor imagery and indicators of patient success.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Hewei Wang, Xin Xiong, Kexu Zhang, Xu Wang, Changhui Sun, Bing Zhu, Yiming Xu, Mingxia Fan, Shanbao Tong, Xiaoli Guo, Limin Sun
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the neural mechanisms of motor imagery training (MIT) in stroke rehabilitation. The results showed that MIT could decrease compensatory activation at both hemispheres and reshape the functional connectivity within the ipsilesional hemisphere, promoting motor recovery in stroke patients.
CNS NEUROSCIENCE & THERAPEUTICS
(2023)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Liangyu Yang, Tianyu Shi, Jidong Lv, Yan Liu, Yakang Dai, Ling Zou
Summary: In this paper, a unilateral upper-limb fine motor imagination paradigm and a multi-domain feature fusion algorithm were designed to address the limitations of the classical motor imagination paradigm and single-domain feature extraction algorithm in stroke rehabilitation training. Data from 20 healthy individuals were collected and various classification algorithms were used to compare the features extracted from common spatial pattern (CSP), improved multiscale permutation entropy (IMPE), and multi-domain fusion. The results showed significant improvements in classification accuracy using the multi-domain feature extraction algorithm.
MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Melissa Lajtos, Luis Alberto Barradas-Chacon, Selina Christin Wriessnegger
Summary: This study investigates the influence of handedness on brain activation during the processes of imagining and executing simple hand movements. The results show that both left-handed and right-handed individuals exhibit activation over sensorimotor areas. However, the right-handed group tends to display more bilateral patterns than the left-handed group, which contradicts previous findings. Additionally, there is a stronger activation during motor imagery than during motor execution in both groups.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Wenzhe Liao, Jiahao Li, Xuesong Zhang, Chen Li
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of Motor Imagery brain-computer interface (MI-BCI) combined with physiotherapy to physiotherapy alone in stroke patients. The results showed that MI-BCI rehabilitation training can more effectively improve upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke, confirming the feasibility of active induction of neural rehabilitation.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jack Aaron Binks, Jonathan Reyes Emerson, Matthew William Scott, Christopher Wilson, Paul van Schaik, Daniel Lloyd Eaves
Summary: In this study, the effects of combined action observation and motor imagery therapy on upper-limb recovery in chronic stroke survivors were investigated. The results showed that AO + MI therapy significantly reduced movement execution times and improved quality of life. The therapy was also positively received by the participants. Therefore, AO + MI therapy could serve as an effective adjunct for neurorehabilitation in patients who are unable to engage in physical training.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Lucas R. Nascimento, Livia Fornaciari Gaviorno, Milena de Souza Brunelli, Jessica Vaz Goncalves, Fernando Zanela da Silva Areas
Summary: This systematic review compared the effects of home-based exercises and centre-based exercises on improving the paretic upper limb after stroke. The study found that home-based exercises were likely to have similar effects as centre-based exercises on motor recovery, dexterity, upper limb activity performance, and quality of movement.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yibo Liu, Qing Han, Zekun Li, Hao Liu, Xu Sun, Yuanyuan Ji
Summary: Motor imagery has been found to significantly improve lower limb function and activities of daily living in stroke patients, according to a systematic review.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Harry T. Jordan, Joia Che, Winston D. Byblow, Cathy M. Stinear
Summary: This study aimed to develop decision trees using a subset of ARAT tasks to accurately categorize upper limb motor outcomes at the late subacute and chronic stages of stroke. The results showed that these decision trees had high accuracy in classifying patients' upper limb outcomes and remained accurate at 6 months poststroke according to ARAT scores.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Giada Milani, Annibale Antonioni, Andrea Baroni, Paola Malerba, Sofia Straudi
Summary: Current clinical practice has not effectively utilized EEG measurements in predicting post-stroke recovery in stroke patients. However, research suggests that certain EEG measures show promise in predicting upper limb motor outcome after stroke. This literature review examined various quantitative and qualitative EEG-based measures in relation to stroke timeframe and experimental tasks, and identified event-related measures as the most promising for prediction.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aristela de Freitas Zanona, Daniele Piscitelli, Valquiria Martins Seixas, Kelly Regina Dias da Silva Scipioni, Marina Siqueira Campos Bastos, Leticia Caroline Kaspchak de Sa, Katia Monte-Silva, Miburge Bolivar, Stanislaw Solnik, Raphael Fabricio De Souza
Summary: This study investigated the effects of combining brain-computer interface (BCI) with mental practice (MP) and occupational therapy (OT) on the performance of stroke survivors in activities of daily living (ADL). The results showed that BCI combined with MP and OT can promote sensorimotor recovery and functional independence in subacute post-stroke survivors.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Shane Forbrigger, Vincent G. DePaul, T. Claire Davies, Evelyn Morin, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad
Summary: Interest in home-based stroke rehabilitation mechatronics has grown over the past 12 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the existing lack of access to rehabilitation for stroke survivors. This study conducts a scoping review of designs for at-home upper limb stroke rehabilitation mechatronic devices to identify important design principles and areas for improvement.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Emily J. Dalton, Natasha A. Lannin, Bruce C. Campbell, Leonid Churilov, Kathryn S. Hayward
Summary: This study examined the generalizability of findings in upper-limb motor trials conducted early post-stroke. The results showed that key information to support the generalizability of trial findings was insufficiently reported, and broadening eligibility criteria alone may not be enough to improve trial inclusivity due to internal validity constraints.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE
(2023)
Review
Psychology
Theresa C. L. S. Gaughan, Shaun G. Boe
Summary: This study examined the use of motor imagery (MI) as an adjunct treatment for upper-limb motor recovery in stroke survivors, finding a high degree of variability in dosage regimens across different studies and no clear pattern for the effect of dose on motor recovery outcomes.
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2022)