Effects of Motor Imagery on Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis in Women During the Postoperative Immobilization Period

Eva Prado Robles44 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to verify whether after trapeziometacarpal osteoarthrosis surgery and during the period of immobilization immediately after it, applying motor imagery, improvements are achieved on pain, strength, edema and / or inflammation, function and the joint range, accelerating the recovery process.

Motor imagery (IM) consists of a complex cognitive operation by which an action is simulated without doing it physically. Many studies support the usefulness of motor imaging in rehabilitation after manual surgery. An approach based on motor imagery may be useful in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis, and may be used to promote motor recovery after surgical treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Thumb Immobilization

Interventions

motor imageryPROCEDURE

motor imagery during the postoperative immobilization period

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The participants on the surgical waiting list of the Hospital of León Exclusion Criteria: * Other hand pathologies

Locations (1)

Eva

León, Spain