@article{ref1,
title="Effect of overground training augmented by mental practice on gait velocity in chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2014",
author="Sharp, Kelli G. and Gramer, Robert and Butler, Laine and Cramer, Steven C. and Hade, Erinn M. and Page, Stephen J.",
volume="95",
number="4",
pages="615-621",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To compare efficacy of a regimen combining mental practice (MP) with overground training with the efficacy of a regimen comprised of overground training only on gait velocity and lower extremity motor outcomes in individuals with chronic (> 12 months post injury), incomplete, spinal cord injury (SCI). DESIGN: Randomized controlled, single blinded, study SETTING: Outpatient rehabilitation laboratories located in the Midwestern and Western United States PARTICIPANTS: 18 subjects with chronic, incomplete SCI INTERVENTIONS: Subjects were randomly assigned to receive: (a) Overground Training only (OT), occurring 3 days/week for 8 weeks; or (b) OT augmented by MP (MP + OT), during which randomly assigned subjects listened to a mental practice audio recording directly following OT sessions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjects were administered a test of gait velocity as well as the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), Spinal Cord Injury Independence Measure (SCIM), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) on 2 occasions before intervention, 1 week after intervention, and 12 weeks after intervention. RESULTS: A significant increase in gait velocity was exhibited across subjects at both 1 week post-therapy (p=0.0046) and at 12 weeks post-therapy (p=0.0056). However, no differences were seen in intervention response at either 1 or 12 weeks post intervention among subjects in the MP + OT versus the OT groups. CONCLUSION: Overground training was associated with significant gains in gait velocity, and that these gains were not augmented by further addition of mental practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2013.11.016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.11.016"
}