Mental Imagery Enhances Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Mental imagery has been used in a variety of pathological instances in support to classical therapeutic treatments. The aim of the present study was to observe the effect of internal Kinesthetic and external Visual Imagery to improve proprioceptive feedback in low back pain. Fifty-five subjects with a history of low back pain were included in two experimental groups who used mental imagery and one control group who did not. The results showed the effectiveness of the Internal Kinesthetic Imagery to improve the accuracy of repositioning of lumbo-sacral spine that may subsequently improve the quality of the proprioceptive input. The possibility to use effectively mental imagery, as a part of proprioceptive rehabilitation process, is the principal outcome of this study.

Official Title
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Effect of Mental Imagery in Improvement of the Repositioning Accuracy and Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain

Conditions
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Low Back Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Watching or imagining movement


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Subjects suffering from common non-specific low back pain Exclusion Criteria: Recent history of inner ear infection causing associated balance or coordination problems History of cerebral trauma followed by unresolved neurosensory symptoms Recent history of vestibular disorder and previous spinal surgery An involvement in specific balance or stabilization training during the 6 months prior testing. Patients taking pain medication were excluded from the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Kinesthetic Imagery group<br>Subjects receiving Kinesthetic Imagery | Other: Watching or imagining movement<br>* Mental imagery are administered in two forms : kinesthetic when subjects imagine the movement of flexion and extension of the lumbar spine and Visual when subjects watch a video of a third person doing the flexion and extension movement<br>|
| Visual Imagery Group<br>Subjects receiving visual imagery | Other: Watching or imagining movement<br>* Mental imagery are administered in two forms : kinesthetic when subjects imagine the movement of flexion and extension of the lumbar spine and Visual when subjects watch a video of a third person doing the flexion and extension movement<br>|
| Control group<br>Subjects receiving measurement with intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Accuracy of Lumbar Spine Repositioning | Before and after the intervention (Kinesthetic or visual Imagery) | 2hours | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Improvement of the accuracy of Lumbar repositioning