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| ArticleTitle | Motor imagery ability of lower extremities in patients with spinal cord injury |
| Language | J |
| AuthorList | Gosuke Sato1)2), Masanori Wakida3), Satoshi Nobusako4)5), Shu Morioka1)5) |
| Affiliation |
1)Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University 2)Department of Rehabilitation, Nara Rehabilitation Center 3)Department of Rehabilitation, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital 4)Department of Rehabilitation, Higashi Osaka Yamaji Hospital 5)Kio University Neuro Rehabilitation Research Center |
| Publication | Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 30 (2), 158-168, 2014 |
| Received | Oct 28, 2013 |
| Accepted | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Abstract |
[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate the use of motor imagery (MI) of lower extremities in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), and to examine the features that influence the application of MI to patients with complete and incomplete SCIs. [Methods] Thirteen patients with complete SCI, 11 patients with incomplete SCI, and 13 healthy controls participated in this study. The following instruments were used to assess the MI ability of lower extremities: the time-dependent motor imagery (TDMI) screening test and the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ). Information on patient age, period after injury, American Spinal Injury Association motor and sensory scores for lower extremities, locomotion, pain, and dysesthesia were collected and used for comparison. [Results] The results of TDMI revealed that the number of steps increased with increasing MI time. The comparison of the KVIQ scores between groups indicated that visual imagery (VI) in patients with incomplete SCI was significantly decreased compared with that in the healthy control group; moreover, in patients with incomplete SCI, VI was significantly decreased compared with kinesthetic imagery (KI). [Conclusions] The results of the present study suggest that the MI ability was maintained in patients with SCI over an increased period. VI decreased in the MI ability of lower extremities in patients with incomplete SCI regarding vividness and intensity. |
| Keywords | Spinal cord injury, motor imagery, lower extremity, KVIQ, TDMI |
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