Using Motor Imagery Therapy to Improve Movement Efficiency and Reduce Fall Injury Risk
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چکیده
The ability to mentally represent and effectively plan motor actions underscores one’s successful intentions and lowers injury risk. Recent research findings highlight the fact that as individuals enter older adulthood, the ability to mentally represent their intentions and successfully plan actions, declines. With the present article, we focus on the potential of using motor imagery practice, a form of mental representation, to improve motor planning and potentially reduce the risk of fall injury. The idea being that in addition to physiotherapy exercises, motor imagery practice can aid in reducing fall injury risk. With that understanding, we can develop strategies to improve motor representation among people, especially the elderly. The development of such strategies can lead to enhanced quality of life for this growing population in the US. With this paper, we will: (1) briefly review the idea of mental representation associated with action planning and motor imagery, (2) discuss the difficulty that has been described with older adults, (3) provide a summary of selected studies testing various practice methodologies using motor imagery, and finally, (4) provide strategies for motor imagery practice.
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