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Multimodal Mental Practice Versus Repetitive Task Practice Only to Treat Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled

Stephen J Page¹, Peter Levine²

¹Stephen J. Page, PhD, OT/L, MSMOT, is Director, RehabLab, and President, Neurorecovery Unlimited, Columbus, OH; spageneuro@gmail.com.

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

|November 24, 2021

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A new multimodal mental practice (MMMP) regimen significantly improved upper extremity (UE) function in chronic stroke survivors compared to repetitive task practice (RTP) alone. This easy-to-use intervention offers a promising approach to enhance post-stroke UE recovery.

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Area of Science:

Neurorehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Stroke Recovery

Background:

Occupational therapists manage post-stroke upper extremity (UE) deficits.
Effective, accessible interventions to improve UE function after stroke are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare a multimodal mental practice (MMMP) regimen with repetitive task practice (RTP) alone for improving paretic UE function in chronic stroke survivors.

Main Methods:

Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled pilot study.
Eighteen chronic stroke survivors with moderate UE impairment participated.
Interventions included MMMP (action observation, RTP, mental practice) and RTP alone, delivered over 10 weeks.

Main Results:

The MMMP group showed significantly greater improvements on all three UE outcome measures (Action Research Arm Test, Fugl-Meyer Scale, Stroke Impact Scale) compared to the RTP group.
Improvements in the MMMP group surpassed minimal clinically important difference standards.

Conclusions:

MMMP is a feasible and effective intervention for enhancing upper extremity function in chronic stroke survivors.
Findings suggest MMMP may be as practical as RTP for clinical implementation.
Further large-scale trials are warranted to confirm these results.