Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoling Mao, Shaoxu Huang, Mingkun Ouyang, Yangqiu Xie, Xinhua Tan
Summary: Evidence shows that amateur dancers have higher motor imagery ability compared to non-dancers. They are better at reproducing lower-limb and upper-limb dance movements in a dance movement reproduction task. Additionally, amateur dancers also display higher abilities in visual motor imagery and kinesthetic imagery, although their visual imagery ability is comparable to non-dancers.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yu Jin Yang, Eun Jeong Jeon, June Sic Kim, Chun Kee Chung
Summary: The study found that motor imagery can help disabled individuals control a robotic arm through a brain-machine interface. Kinesthetic motor imagery and visual motor imagery can be accurately classified, and these two types of imagery show significant differences in brain activation patterns.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Sechang Kwon, Jingu Kim, Teri Kim
Summary: This study investigated the neural networks and mechanisms involved in visual and kinesthetic motor imagery using golf putting tasks. The findings showed that different brain regions were activated during visual and kinesthetic motor imagery processes. Visual motor imagery activated the right hemisphere and specific lobes, while kinesthetic motor imagery activated the temporal and parietal lobes. The study revealed the variability of brain activation patterns based on the category of motor imagery.
Article
Neurosciences
Chiara Baiano, Isa Zappullo, Roberta Cecere, Gennaro Raimo, Massimiliano Conson
Summary: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) involves difficulties in coordinating movements and deficits in fine and/or gross motor skills. Studies have shown that individuals with DCD also have deficits in motor imagery. This study investigated the relationships between motor imagery, self-reported motor coordination difficulties, and handwriting speed in neurotypical adults. The findings suggest nuanced differences in the ease of motor imagery among adults with different levels of self-reported motor coordination difficulties.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mohamed-Ali Dhouibi, Imed Miladi, Ghazi Racil, Sabra Hammoudi, Jeremy Coquart
Summary: The study found that engagement in sports and physical exercise can enhance motor imagery vividness, especially in visual motor imagery. Older adolescents and boys have clearer images than younger adolescents and girls.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Alla Chepurova, Alexander Hramov, Semen Kurkin
Summary: This article summarizes the current state of scientific research in the field of motor imagery (MI) and motor execution (ME), constructs a brain map associated with different types of movements, discusses methods for assessing the quality of MI performance, reviews the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in MI research, and explores the main applications of MI and potential improvements for future research.
Article
Neurosciences
Viola Oldrati, Alessandra Finisguerra, Alessio Avenanti, Salvatore Maria Aglioti, Cosimo Urgesi
Summary: The study found that during kinesthetic but not visual motor imagery, rTMS over both dPMC and S1 modulates the muscle-specific facilitation of CSE. Furthermore, dPMC rTMS suppressed the facilitation of CSE, whereas S1 rTMS boosted it.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Behzad Bazgir, Alireza Shamseddini, Jennifer A. Hogg, Farhad Ghadiri, Moslem Bahmani, Jed A. Diekfuss
Summary: This study investigated whether global motor imagery and its components moderate the effects of attentional focus on shooting performance. The results showed that attentional focus had significant effects on shooting performance, but global motor imagery and its components did not moderate these effects.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Esther Diaz-Mohedo, Gloria Gonzalez-Roldan, Inmaculada Munoz-Gamez, Virginia Padilla-Romero, Eduardo Castro-Martin, Irene Cabrera-Martos, Clara Sanchez-Garcia
Summary: The study aimed to justify the use of Implicit motor imagery (IMI) as a therapeutic tool for chronic pelvic pain (CPP) by analyzing the differences between CPP patients and healthy individuals. The results showed significant differences in accuracy, CPPQ-Mohedo score, and pain intensity between the two groups, while no difference was found in response time. The study suggests that IMI can be a valuable and complementary tool for treating CPP.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Weizhen Wang, Bin Shi, Dong Wang, Jing Wang, Gang Liu
Summary: This study proposed a novel BCI paradigm that enhances lower-limb motor imagery ability through induced kinesthetic illusion. The results showed that vibration on the Achilles tendon can induce kinesthetic illusion and improve BCI performance.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Akira Nakashima, Takefumi Moriuchi, Daiki Matsuda, Takashi Hasegawa, Jirou Nakamura, Kimika Anan, Katsuya Satoh, Tomotaka Suzuki, Toshio Higashi, Kenichi Sugawara
Summary: Continuous repetition of motor imagery can improve exercise performance, but there is a lack of detailed neurophysiological evidence to set intervention standards. This study aimed to investigate the development of fatigue during continuous repetition of motor imagery and found that it may lead to central fatigue, along with reduced concentration ability and corticospinal excitability.
NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology
Megan Rose Readman, Trevor J. Crawford, Sally A. Linkenauger, Judith Bek, Ellen Poliakoff
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between motor imagery vividness and symptoms in individuals with Parkinson's disease. The results showed that the severity of left side bradykinesia influenced the vividness of kinesthetic motor imagery. However, the severity of right side bradykinesia, tremor, and overall motor symptom severity did not predict the vividness of motor imagery.
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Manabu Yoshimura, Hiroshi Kurumadani, Junya Hirata, Shota Date, Akio Ueda, Yosuke Ishii, Katsutoshi Senoo, Kozo Hanayama, Toru Sunagawa
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between phantom limb pain (PLP) and motor imagery (MI) modality in upper limb amputees. The results indicated that the reduction of PLP was associated with the kinesthetic modality of MI, while the visual modality and MI ability were not related to PLP intensity.
PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Alexis F. Homs, Arnaud Dupeyron, Kjerstin Torre
Summary: Clinical models of chronic low back pain emphasize the role of excessive attention to pain and kinesiophobia in causing disability. This study used a complex systems approach and a distraction task to assess the impact of maladaptive attentional behaviors on patients with chronic low back pain. The findings suggest that excessive attention to pain leads to a loss of complexity and adaptability in motor control among individuals with chronic low back pain.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Thiago Ferreira Dias Kanthack, Aymeric Guillot, Yoann Blache, Franck Di Rienzo
Summary: This study investigated the effects of acute fatigue elicited by resistance exercise on motor imagery (MI) ability. The results indicate that fatigue does not impair MI tasks, but local muscle fatigue may be related to a regression effect in motor imagery.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Aida Herranz-Gomez, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Luis Suso-Marti, Clovis Varangot-Reille, Miriam Prades-Monfort, Joaquin Calatayud, Jose Casana
Summary: This study assessed and compared the effectiveness of different exercise modalities in reducing cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. The study also compared the exercise intensities for selected exercise types. The results showed that adding low-to moderate-intensity aerobic and/or resistance exercise can improve CRF in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, compared to usual care or usual care with flexibility training.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Letter
Orthopedics
Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Roy La Touche, Clovis Varangot-Reille, Maeva Sardinoux, Jade Bahier, Luis Suso-Marti, Josue Fernandez-Carnero
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Manuel Arribas-Pascual, Sofia Hernandez-Hernandez, Christian Jimenez-Arranz, Monica Grande-Alonso, Santiago Angulo-Diaz-Parreno, Roy La Touche, Alba Paris-Alemany
Summary: The aim of this meta-meta-analysis was to assess the current evidence on the effect of physical therapy interventions on pain and functional variables in temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The results showed moderate effects for manual therapy and therapeutic exercise, and large effects for low-level laser therapy on improving pain intensity and maximum mouth opening in TMD patients. This study provides a synthesis of the available evidence for physical therapy interventions in patients with TMD, helping clinicians in selecting the optimal intervention.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Oliver Martinez-Pozas, Eleuterio A. Sanchez-Romero, Hector Beltran-Alacreu, Alberto Arribas-Romano, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Jorge Hugo Villafane, Josue Fernandez-Carnero
Summary: This umbrella review with meta-meta-analysis found that orthopedic manual therapy had a small-moderate effect on mechanical hyperalgesia, with moderate-quality evidence and no heterogeneity. It also had a small effect on temporal summation, with moderate heterogeneity and low-quality evidence. Additionally, orthopedic manual therapy improved conditioned pain modulation with low-quality evidence. However, its effects were limited to immediate and short-term.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Luz Herrero-Manley, Ana Alabajos-Cea, Luis Suso-Marti, Enrique Viosca-Herrero, Isabel Vazquez-Arce
Summary: The study aimed to test the practicality of the existing diagnostic criteria for early knee osteoarthritis (EKOA) and evaluate the clinical progression of both healthy subjects at risk and patients diagnosed with EKOA. The participants were classified into EKOA and healthy subjects based on disability, pain, and self-reported variables. Most participants remained in their original classification, although some were reclassified during the follow-ups. The current diagnostic criteria could lead to misdiagnosis due to fluctuations in patients' conditions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Monica Grande-Alonso, Beatriz Castillo-Alcaniz, Pablo Paraiso-Iglesias, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Roy La Touche, Celia Vidal-Quevedo
Summary: There are significant differences in the burnout index between contract and freelance physiotherapists in the private sector in Madrid, Spain. Contract physiotherapists have a significantly higher burnout syndrome index compared to freelance physiotherapists. Other socio-occupational variables are also found to be related to the burnout syndrome index in both groups.
WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Clovis Varongot-Reille, Laura Barrero-Santiago, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Alba Paris-Alemany, Roy La Touche, Aida Herranz-Gomez
Summary: Exercise has positive effects on pain, physical function, and quality of life for patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis, although different studies have shown varying results.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Neurosciences
Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Nuria Sempere-Rubio, Sara Molla-Casanova, Elena Munoz-Gomez, Josue Fernandez-Carnero, Alberto Sanchez-Sabater, Luis Suso-Marti
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with fibromyalgia (FMS). Eleven systematic reviews were included in the analysis. The results showed that high-frequency rTMS significantly reduced pain intensity at a 1-month follow-up, while the effects of low-frequency rTMS were uncertain. There was a significant effect on pain intensity up to 1-week post-intervention for the combination of high and low-frequency rTMS, but the results were controversial in the follow-up. rTMS was effective in improving general health but not in managing depressive symptoms and anxiety.
Article
Neurosciences
Monica Grande-Alonso, Diego Pro-Marin, Irene Piedra-Garrosa, Roy La Touche, Alba Paris-Alemany
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of disability level on sensorimotor and psychological variables in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. The results showed that patients with higher disability levels had greater pain intensity and significantly poorer psychological outcomes, but no differences were found in sensorimotor variables.
JOURNAL OF MUSCULOSKELETAL & NEURONAL INTERACTIONS
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jonathan Martin-Cuesta, Joaquin Calatayud, Jose Casana, Lee Smith, Shahina Pardhan, Guillermo Felipe Lopez-Sanchez, Luis Suso-Marti, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Ruben Lopez-Bueno
Summary: This study analyzed the associations between daily physical activities and handgrip strength with cancer diagnoses among European older adults. The results showed that having difficulties in daily physical activities and lower handgrip strength were positively associated with cancer diagnoses.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Luis Matesanz-Garcia, Laura Fernandez-Chamorro, Alberto Rubio-Vallejo, David Cecilia-Lopez, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Silvia Di-Bonaventura, Josue Fernandez-Carnero
Summary: The objective of this study was to assess the ability to generate kinesthetic and visual motor imagery in participants with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), compared with asymptomatic participants, and to evaluate the influence of psychophysiological and functional variables in the motor imagery process. The results showed that CTS patients had more difficulties in generating visual motor images and needed more time to complete the mental tasks. There was a negative correlation between the ability to imagine and functional deficits for the kinesthetic subscale and temporal summation. A positive correlation was found between pain pressure threshold homolateral and time to generate the visual mental images.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Javier Bailon-Cerezo, Roy La Touche, Beatriz Sanchez-Sanchez, Irene de la Rosa-Diaz, Maria Torres-Lacomba, Sergio Hernandez-Sanchez
Summary: The study translated and investigated the measurement properties of the KJOC score in Spanish overhead athletes. The results showed that the KJOC-Sp was valid and reliable, without floor or ceiling effects, in symptomatic athletes.
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
(2023)