The aim of this study are 1) to determinate the effectiveness of motor imagery or strength training in differens aspects of pain modulation. 2) evaluate the functional improvement of the hand by a motor imagery protocol.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
look at a clip of a hand doing neurodynamic exercises.
With a mirror glasses on, do the neurodynamic exercises with the non-dominant hand while the patient is looking at the dominant hand
active movement of the dominant hand. Do neurodynamic exercises.
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
Conditioned pain modulation
Diffused noxious inhibitory control system will be measure with tourniquet test
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Pressure pain threshold
Three consecutive trials of pressure pain threshold on the active trigger point at a rate of 1 kg/sec at intervals of 30 seconds were conducted.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Cold hyperalgesia
10 seconds of a cold pack and after that, rating the pain from 0 to 10
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Neural mechanosensitive
Upper Limb Neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1)
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Strength_grip
grip strength without pain
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Imagine movement capacity
testing the capacity of imagine that their own body is movement. Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised (MIQ-R questionaire). top score 56 and bottom score 8. The higher values indicates a better outcome.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Psychological factors_Anxiety
State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T). Top score 60 and bottom score 0. The higher values indicate worst outcomes.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Psychological factors_Depression
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Execute a short strength training for the dominant hand
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). the scores goes from 0 to 63. The higher values indicate worst outcomes. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks
Psychological factors_Kinesiophobia
Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia. Total scores goes from 11 to 44.The higher values indicate worst outcomes.
Time frame: Change from baseline at 2 weeks