The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of an exercise programme combined with motor imagery and action observation, both in the short and long term.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
A total of 8 sessions of 4 sets of knee extension exercises will be performed. During the breaks between each series, participants will perform a progressive protocol of action observation and motor imagery.
A total of 8 sessions of 4 sets of knee extension exercises will be performed.
Pain intensity (Visual analogue scale)
Pain intensity will be measured using a visual analogue scale.
Time frame: through study completion, 1 month
Disability (WOMAC scale)
Disability will be measured using WOMAC scale.
Time frame: through study completion, 1 month
Algometry
Pressure pain thresholds will be measured by algometry on the affected knee, contralateral knee and epicondyle.
Time frame: through study completion, 1 month
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