OBJECTIVE Motor imagery (MI) has been recently considered as an adjunct to physical rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is necessary to assess MI abilities and benefits in patients with MS by using a reliable tool. The Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ) was recently developed to assess MI ability in patients with stroke and other disabilities. Considerin...

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a mental training protocol could improve gymnastic jumping performance. Seventy-two rhythmic gymnasts were randomly divided into an experimental and control group. At baseline, experimental group completed the Movement Imagery Questionnaire Revised (MIQ-R) to assess the gymnast ability to generate movement imagery. A repeated measures design was use...

Purpose: Motor imagery is considered as a complementary approach for functional recovery after stroke. Thus, applying reliable assessment tools to measure ability in stroke essential. The aims of this study were apply Turkish versions the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3) and Kinesthetic Visual Questionnaire-20 (KVIQ-20) individuals with investigate validity reliability both questionnair...

The aim of the present study was to test reliability and validity Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 (MIQ-3) (Williams et al., 2012) among a Turkish sample. conducted with 136 (104 women, 32 men) university students. Participants are in 19-29 age range (Mage = 20.97, SD 1.67). 81 participants (59.6%) reported that they were licenced athlete before. MIQ-3 2012), consists 12 items three subscales (...

BACKGROUND Mental practice (MP) is a cognitive strategy which may improve the acquisition of motor skills and functional performance of athletes and individuals with neurological injuries. OBJECTIVE To determine whether an individualized, specific functional task-oriented MP, when added to conventional physical therapy (PT), promoted better learning of motor skills in daily functions in indiv...