Mental practice (both in isolation and also in combination with real practice) has been shown to improve somatosensory and motor variables but so far no study has taken it into the study of women's health. Through this study we want to offer some interesting data regarding the effectiveness of mental practice combined with physical practice.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
45
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a motor imagery intervention (imagining movements without actually doing them).
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a action observation intervention (observing movements without actually doing them).
Aerobic exercise (20 minutes) and strengthening exercise (15 minutes) to which will be added a sham action observation intervention (observing space planets).
Ferran Cuenca Martínez
Valencia, Spain
RECRUITINGPelvic Floor Muscle Strength
maximum pelvic floor strength
Time frame: pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
Pain Pressure Threshold
Pain sensitivity
Time frame: pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
Lumbopelvic Motor Control
Sensorimotor control of lower limbs
Time frame: pre-intervention (T0), and inmmediate post-intervention (T1) (between the first and the second measurement, about 60 minutes have elapsed because it is done on the same day).
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