Mental Imagery Enhances Proprioception in Patients With Low Back Pain (MI)

November 9, 2011 updated by: Ahmad Rifai Sarraj, Lebanese University

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

55

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Lebanon
    • Hadath
      • Beirut, Hadath, Lebanon
        • Center of Physical Therapy

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 21 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Fifty-five patients, with a history of common low back pain, have participated to the study. The subjects have been randomly distributed in two experimental groups and one control group. The gender, age, weight and height characteristics of the three groups (Visual Imagery Group, VIG; Kinesthetic Imagery Group, KIG; and Control Group, CG) are presented in Table 1. The patients presented no history of neurological or psychiatric disease, and gave their informed written consent.

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Control
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Kinesthetic Imagery group
Subjects receiving Kinesthetic Imagery
Other: Watching or imagining movement
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
Visual Imagery Group
Subjects receiving visual imagery
Other: Watching or imagining movement
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
Control group
Subjects receiving measurement with intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Lebanese University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 7, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

November 10, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 10, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2011

Last Verified

November 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LEBUNIV001

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