Open AccessPromising Effect of Visually-Assisted Motor Imagery Against Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition – A Human Experimental Pain Study
Author(s) -
Shota Oda,
Masashi Izumi,
Shogo Takaya,
Nobuaki Tadokoro,
Koji Aso,
Kristian Kjær Petersen,
Masahiko Ikeuchi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s282736
Subject(s) - medicine , motor imagery , ankle , hypertonic saline , physical medicine and rehabilitation , saline , rehabilitation , physical therapy , range of motion , anesthesia , electroencephalography , anatomy , brain–computer interface , psychiatry
Clinically, arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) has a negative impact on functional recovery in musculoskeletal disorders. One possible technique to relieve AMI is motor imagery, which is widely used in neurological rehabilitation to enhance motor neuron excitability. The purpose of this study was to verify the efficacy of visually-assisted motor imagery against AMI using a human experimental pain model.