Take DRF rehabilitation into your own hands : Kinetic motor imagery training after distal radius fractures inolder women - a pilot study

Broekstra, D. (Dieuwke) (2013) Take DRF rehabilitation into your own hands : Kinetic motor imagery training after distal radius fractures inolder women - a pilot study. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: A substantial part of the distal radius fracture (DRF) patients experiences functional restrictions and pain shortly after the injury, but also on the long term. These symptoms can be caused by physical changes, but might also be caused by neural changes due to the treatment (i.e. immobilization) itself. Motor imagery might prevent part of these neural changes, and consequently, partly prevent the functional decay that occurs due to the immobilization. The aim of the present pilot study is to get an indication whether DRF-patients who are performing motor imagery training during the immobilization period following a DRF will have better short-term functional outcomes than patients who do not perform motor imagery. METHODS: Women between 45-75 years of age, diagnosed with an extra-articular DRF were included in this randomized controlled study with post-test only control group design. Patients allocated to the experimental group performed motor imagery training 4 times a day, for 3-5 weeks. Patients in the control group received no intervention. Function, dexterity, grip strength, range of motion and pain were measured directly after cast removal, and two weeks later. RESULTS: Four women, aged 58 (51-64) were included, two in each group. Participants in the experimental group performed better with respect to function, dexterity, hand grip strength, range of motion and pain compared with the control participants, which was especially observable during the second measurement time. CONLUSION: A first indication has been observed that motor imagery during the immobilization period after a DRF, might prevent decline of hand function, dexterity, grip strength, ROM and pain.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Stenekes, M.W. MD and Mouton, L.J. PhD and Human Movement Sciences
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 11:00
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 11:00
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2039

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