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The Rehabilitative Effects of Guided Motor Imagery on Gait and Balance in Older Adults
Rebecca MatalonCharity Johansson
INTRODUCTION
Falls are a leading cause of injury, disability, nursing home admission, and death among older adults (Bohl, Gill, Shumway-Cook, Tinetti). Each year about one-third of community-dwelling adults, 65 years of age or older, fall at least once. Among those aged 80 years or older, the percentage is 50% (Inouye). As a result, identifying cost-effective interventions to reduce the risk of falls among older adults continues to be a focus of intense inquiry (Bruce,Matchar)Strengthening exercises, balance training, and gait training are evidence-based interven-tions used by physical therapists to reduce fall-risk (Matchar). However, the ecacy of motor imagery (MI) has been investigated as another means of improving functional performance.MI is the cognitive practice of a physical skill in the absence of gross motor movement(Fansler, Nakano). Positive results have been reported for more than two decades on the use of MI to improve several aspects of motor performance in athletes (Driediger, MacIn-tyre, Taktek) and non-athlete adults to improve motor performance (Dickstein, Nakano). Few studies have focused on the use of MI in the following conditions: independent of physical practice, in the treatment of gait or balance dysfunctions in older adults without a primary neuromuscular condition (such as stroke or PD) (Deutsch), or in the treatment of gait and balance dysfunctions concurrently.
Academia Letters, August 2021
Corresponding Author:
Rebecca Matalon, rmatalon2@elon.edu
Citation:
Matalon, R., Johansson, C. (2021). The Rehabilitative Eects of Guided Motor Imagery on Gait andBalance in Older Adults.
Academia Letters
, Article 2851.
https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2851
.
1
©2021 by the authors — Open Access — Distributed under CC BY 4.0
INTRODUCTION
Falls are a leading cause of injury, disability, nursing home admission, and death among older adults (Bohl, Gill, Shumway-Cook, Tinetti). Each year about one-third of community-dwelling adults, 65 years of age or older, fall at least once. Among those aged 80 years or older, the percentage is 50% (Inouye). As a result, identifying cost-effective interventions to reduce the risk of falls among older adults continues to be a focus of intense inquiry (Bruce,Matchar)Strengthening exercises, balance training, and gait training are evidence-based interven-tions used by physical therapists to reduce fall-risk (Matchar). However, the ecacy of motor imagery (MI) has been investigated as another means of improving functional performance.MI is the cognitive practice of a physical skill in the absence of gross motor movement(Fansler, Nakano). Positive results have been reported for more than two decades on the use of MI to improve several aspects of motor performance in athletes (Driediger, MacIn-tyre, Taktek) and non-athlete adults to improve motor performance (Dickstein, Nakano). Few studies have focused on the use of MI in the following conditions: independent of physical practice, in the treatment of gait or balance dysfunctions in older adults without a primary neuromuscular condition (such as stroke or PD) (Deutsch), or in the treatment of gait and balance dysfunctions concurrently.
Academia Letters, August 2021
Corresponding Author:
Rebecca Matalon, rmatalon2@elon.edu
Citation:
Matalon, R., Johansson, C. (2021). The Rehabilitative Eects of Guided Motor Imagery on Gait andBalance in Older Adults.
Academia Letters
, Article 2851.
https://doi.org/10.20935/AL2851
.
1
©2021 by the authors — Open Access — Distributed under CC BY 4.0
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