Poveda-García Ana, Moret-Tatay Carmen, Gómez-Martínez Miguel
Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, San Agustín 3, Esc. A, Entresuelo 1, 46002 València, Spain.
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Avenida de la Ilustración, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Nov 17;9(11):1568. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111568.
Stroke is the main cause of disability in adults; the most common and long-term sequela is upper-limb hemiparesis. Many studies support the idea that mental motor imagery, which is related to the visualization of movement patterns, activates the same areas of the cortex as if the movement occurred.
This study aims to examine the capacity to elaborate mental motor images, as well as its relationship to loss of movement in the upper limbs after a stroke.
An observational study, in a sample of 39 adults who suffered a stroke, was carried out. The upper limb movement and functionality, cognitive disorders, the ability to visualize mental images, and activities of daily living were examined.
The results depicted a statistically significant correlation between the ability to visualize upper limb mental motor images with movement, functionality, and strength. In addition, a correlation between visual-spatial skills and mental visualization of motor ability and upper limb movement was found.
These results suggest that the rehabilitation approach focused on the improvement of mental motor imagery could be of interest for the upper limb rehabilitation of movement and functionality.
中风是成年人残疾的主要原因；最常见的长期后遗症是上肢偏瘫。许多研究支持这样的观点，即与运动模式可视化相关的心理运动想象会激活与实际运动发生时相同的皮质区域。
本研究旨在考察构建心理运动图像的能力，以及其与中风后上肢运动丧失的关系。
对39名中风成人样本进行了一项观察性研究。检查了上肢运动和功能、认知障碍、心理图像可视化能力以及日常生活活动。
结果显示，上肢心理运动图像可视化能力与运动、功能和力量之间存在统计学上的显著相关性。此外，还发现视觉空间技能与运动能力和上肢运动的心理可视化之间存在相关性。
这些结果表明，专注于改善心理运动想象的康复方法可能对上肢运动和功能的康复有益。
