Souza NSD, Martins ACG, Assis KMD, Oliveira LBD, Abreu RFSD, Araújo-Leite MA, Neves MAO, Nunes NDSM, Bastos VHDV, Silva JG, Fernandes ABS. Study of the effects of kinesthetic motor imagery in patients with heart failure.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021;
67:661-666. [PMID:
34550253 DOI:
10.1590/1806-9282.20200846]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The aim was to investigate the acute effect of kinesthetic motor imagery of the 2-minute walk test on hemodynamic and cardiopulmonary variables in patients with heart failure.
METHODS
Twenty participants were recruited for the analysis of these variables before and after the execution and imagination of the 2-minute walk test, with the number of laps executed and imagined being recorded.
RESULTS
The main results observed showed that (1) there was no difference in the number of laps executed and imagined (p=0.41), indicating that the participants actually imagined the test and (2) the motor imagery of the 2-minute walk test immediately increased (p<0.001) the heart and respiratory rates.
CONCLUSION
The motor imagery seems to have acute effects on the cardiopulmonary anticipatory responses of a patient with heart failure.
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