Motor imagery training improves balance and mobility in older adults who do not have a neurological condition .
These results suggest that motor imagery training could be an adjunct to st and ard physiotherapy care in older adults , although it is unclear whether or not the effects are clinical ly worthwhile .
QUESTION Does motor imagery training improve measures of balance , mobility and falls in older adults without a neurological condition ?
Effect of guided relaxation and imagery on falls self-efficacy: a randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVES To examine the effects of guided relaxation and imagery ( GRI ) on improvement in falls self-efficacy in older adults who report having a fear of falling . DESIGN R and omized , controlled trial with allocation to GRI or guided relaxation with music of choice . SETTING General community . PARTICIPANTS Ninety-one men and women aged 60 to 92 . INTERVENTION Participants were r and omized to listen to a GRI audio compact disk ( intervention group ) or a guided relaxation audio compact disk and music of choice ( control group ) twice a week for 6 weeks for 10 minutes per session . MEASUREMENTS Primary outcome measure was the Short Falls Efficacy Scale-International ( FES-I ) . Secondary outcome measures were the Leisure Time Exercise Question naire ( LTEQ ) and the Timed Up and Go ( TUG ) mobility test . RESULTS GRI participants reported greater improvements on the Short FES-I ( P = .002 ) and LTEQ ( P = .001 ) scores and shorter time on the TUG ( P = .002 ) than the guided relaxation and music-of-choice group . CONCLUSION GRI was more effective at increasing falls self-efficacy and self-reported leisure time exercise and reducing times on a simple mobility test than was guided relaxation with music of choice . GRI is an effective , simple , low-cost tool for older adults to improve falls self-efficacy and leisure time exercise behaviors
Motor imagery training improves balance and mobility in older adults who do not have a neurological condition .
These results suggest that motor imagery training could be an adjunct to st and ard physiotherapy care in older adults , although it is unclear whether or not the effects are clinical ly worthwhile .
QUESTION Does motor imagery training improve measures of balance , mobility and falls in older adults without a neurological condition ?