Stroke is a serious neurological disease that may lead to long-term disabilities and even
death for stroke patients worldwide. The acute period,(1 mo post-stroke), is crucial for …

Rehabilitation of severe impairment in motor function following stroke is very challenging.
This is because one of the driving forces for recovery of motor function is tasks practice …

A number of studies have suggested that motor imagery training (MIT) has a positive
influence on the upper extremity motor recovery in stroke patients, but little is known about …

The problem In the field of upper limb neurorehabilitation, the translation from research
findings to clinical practice remains troublesome. Patients are not receiving treatments …

Background: Upper extremity deficits are one of the most common impairments in
individuals with stroke. Mental practice is exercised cognitively in the absence of the …

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as more than the absence of disease,
and measures physical, mental, and social well-being as indicators of quality of life (QOL). 1 …

Integrating Mental Practice with Task-specific Training and Behavioral Supports in Poststroke
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of motor imagery (MI) and mirror therapy
(MT) on upper extremity function according to the level of cognition in stroke patients. Twenty …

Mental practice (MP) is a promising adjuvant to physical practice that involves many of the
same mechanisms and takes on many of the same properties as physical practice. This …

Background Both motor imagery (MI) and motor execution (ME) can facilitate motor cortical
excitability. Although cortical excitability is modulated by intracortical inhibitory and …