Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회지)

Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회)
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The effect of Mental Practice on the upper extremity function of the Hemiplegic Patients

정신훈련이 뇌졸중환자의 상지 기능회복에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Chang-Sik (Department of Occupational Therapy, National Rehabilitation Center) ;
  • An, Seung-Hun (Department of Physical Therapy, National Rehabilitation Center)
  • 박창식 (국립재활원 작업치료실) ;
  • 안승헌 (국립재활원 물리치료실)
  • Published : 2005.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mental practice on the upper extremity function of the hemiplegic Patients, 8 subjects with hemiplegia patients participated in this study. They did the Mental Practice programme for twenty minute, two times a week, three weeks. The Mental practice effects was evaluated by Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA), Action Research Arm Test(ARA), Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement(STREAM). The data were analyzed using paired t-test. The result of this study are as follows: FMA score were significant difference test-retest(p<.05), ARA score were statistically significant improvement between test-retest(p<.05), On the STREAM, the patients had the score improved on 4 of the 10 items of the upper-extremity Scale. The result suggest that mental practice is a potentially useful method of practicing motor skills. Mental practice may be a cost-effective, non-invasive tool with wuhich patients with stroke can receive additional practice of functional skills, and realize greater outcome, than if therapy alone were used.

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