The therapeutic role of motor imagery during the chronic phase after total knee arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the effectiveness of motor imagery exercises in gait performance and functional recovery in a small sample of individuals who underwent total knee arthroplasty. However before drawing final conclusions sample size calculation should be conducted in the future. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: While waiting for further research our findings encourage incorporating motor imagery exercises into classical physical therapy protocols at 6-months after total knee arthroplasty. PMID: 31615192 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research