Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review
Motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO) techniques are two movement representation strategies that are widely used in multiple fields of study. MI is defined as the cognitive skill that involves the representation of an action, internally, without actual motor execution. AO training evokes in...
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| author | Ferran Cuenca-Martínez Elena Muñoz-Gómez Sara Mollà-Casanova Núria Sempere-Rubio |
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| description | Motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO) techniques are two movement representation strategies that are widely used in multiple fields of study. MI is defined as the cognitive skill that involves the representation of an action, internally, without actual motor execution. AO training evokes internally, and in real time, a simulation of the actual motor gestures that the observer is visually perceiving. Both cognitive processes cause an activation of the brain areas related to the planning, adjustment, and automation of voluntary movement in a similar way as when the action is carried out in a real way. Movement representation strategies have shown that they can be a very useful complement to physical practice to improve some particularly relevant aspects in neurological and musculoskeletal patients. In this narrative review, we discuss the effect that the implementation of these motion representation strategies might have on patients with cardiovascular disease. At the cardiovascular level, MI and AO training should be considered as interventional tools for the management of these patients. With these clinical tools, we could try to improve the generation of cardiopulmonary adaptations, improve exercise tolerability, and also increase functionality. However, more research is needed in this field where these clinical tools are combined with cardiac rehabilitation programs to see if the clinical effect is greater than cardiac rehabilitation programs in isolation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ef9388c11994997898c964060b7c3ac2023-11-19T11:32:26ZengMDPI AGJournal of Vascular Diseases2813-24752023-07-012325926510.3390/jvd2030019Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature ReviewFerran Cuenca-Martínez0Elena Muñoz-Gómez1Sara Mollà-Casanova2Núria Sempere-Rubio3Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainMotor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO) techniques are two movement representation strategies that are widely used in multiple fields of study. MI is defined as the cognitive skill that involves the representation of an action, internally, without actual motor execution. AO training evokes internally, and in real time, a simulation of the actual motor gestures that the observer is visually perceiving. Both cognitive processes cause an activation of the brain areas related to the planning, adjustment, and automation of voluntary movement in a similar way as when the action is carried out in a real way. Movement representation strategies have shown that they can be a very useful complement to physical practice to improve some particularly relevant aspects in neurological and musculoskeletal patients. In this narrative review, we discuss the effect that the implementation of these motion representation strategies might have on patients with cardiovascular disease. At the cardiovascular level, MI and AO training should be considered as interventional tools for the management of these patients. With these clinical tools, we could try to improve the generation of cardiopulmonary adaptations, improve exercise tolerability, and also increase functionality. However, more research is needed in this field where these clinical tools are combined with cardiac rehabilitation programs to see if the clinical effect is greater than cardiac rehabilitation programs in isolation.https://www.mdpi.com/2813-2475/2/3/19cardiovascular diseaseheart failuremotor imageryaction observation |
| spellingShingle | Ferran Cuenca-Martínez Elena Muñoz-Gómez Sara Mollà-Casanova Núria Sempere-Rubio Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review Journal of Vascular Diseases cardiovascular disease heart failure motor imagery action observation |
| title | Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review |
| title_full | Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review |
| title_short | Effects of Movement Representation Strategies on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review |
| title_sort | effects of movement representation strategies on cardiovascular disease a literature review |
| topic | cardiovascular disease heart failure motor imagery action observation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2813-2475/2/3/19 |
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