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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Sports Science

Background:

  • Mental training optimizes movement patterns, proven in sports and therapy.
  • Its efficacy in enhancing gait post-femoral prosthesis fitting is unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if mental training improves gait acquisition after femoral prosthesis fitting.
  • To compare learning progress between practical training alone and combined practical and mental training.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective randomized study with 36 healthy student participants.
  • Control group received practical training; experimental group received practical and mental training.
  • Gait parameters analyzed via computer-supported and observational methods.

Main Results:

  • The experimental group demonstrated significantly faster learning progress in all gait parameters.
  • Both computer-supported and observational gait analyses showed superior outcomes in the mental training group.

Conclusions:

  • Mental training is an effective method for improving gait following femoral prosthesis fitting.
  • The findings suggest feasibility for transferring this approach to rehabilitation settings, particularly for young patients.