Motor Imagery as a Supportive Strategy for Caregiving Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Study on Physical and Somatic Outcomes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-15

Study Completion Date

2025-06-05

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of core stabilization exercises applied with motor imagery training on motor imagery skills, functional status, body awareness, dynamic balance, quality of life and anxiety level parameters in mothers with physically disabled children within a biopsychosocial framework and to determine whether motor imagery training given in addition to core stabilization training has an effect on these parameters.

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Detailed Description

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Mothers with special needs children provide physical support to their children in every period of their lives, while meeting their daily care and needs, especially in transfer activities. Staying in the same position for a long time, lifting heavy objects disrupts body mechanics, causes negativities in endurance, flexibility, strength and muscle structure, and reduces the quality of life by increasing anxiety and worry levels. Various applications are needed to cope with these problems and support mothers in this sense. It is known that regular exercise has a positive effect on muscle strength, the body's physiological system, general health and reducing pain. In addition, it has been observed as a result of different studies that it has positive effects on reducing fatigue and increasing the ability to cope with depression and high anxiety levels. In recent years, in addition to classical physiotherapy applications in the mentioned parameters, applications in which cognitive participation is important have begun to be used in physiotherapy. The motor imagery approach is a method created to improve function and increase body awareness and quality of life.The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of motor imagery training on motor imagery skills, functional status, body awareness, dynamic balance, quality of life and anxiety level parameters in mothers of physically disabled children.

Conditions

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Lumbar Instability

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled single-blind study consisting of 2 groups: experimental and control. The control group received only core stabilization exercises, the experimental group received motor imagery training + core stabilization exercises.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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core stabilization exercises group

Group 1: Core stabilization exercise group Participants will be given core stabilization exercises 2 days a week, 45 minutes per session, for 2 months. At the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by an evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

core stabilization exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be given core stabilization exercises 2 days a week, 45 minutes per session, for 2 months. At the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by an evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment.

motor imagery training group

Group 2: Core stabilization exercise + motor imagery training group Participants will be given core stabilization exercises and motor imagery training 2 days a week, 60 minutes per session, for 2 months. At the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by the same evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

core stabilization exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be given core stabilization exercises 2 days a week, 45 minutes per session, for 2 months. At the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by an evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment.

motor imagery training group

Intervention Type OTHER

core stabilization exercise + motor imagery training group Participants will be given core stabilization exercises and motor imagery training 2 days a week, 60 minutes per session, for 2 months. Motor imagery training will be applied for 15 minutes immediately after the core stabilization exercisesAt the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by the same evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment

Interventions

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core stabilization exercises

Participants will be given core stabilization exercises 2 days a week, 45 minutes per session, for 2 months. At the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by an evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment.

Intervention Type OTHER

motor imagery training group

core stabilization exercise + motor imagery training group Participants will be given core stabilization exercises and motor imagery training 2 days a week, 60 minutes per session, for 2 months. Motor imagery training will be applied for 15 minutes immediately after the core stabilization exercisesAt the end of 2 months, the outcome measurements will be taken by the same evaluator physiotherapist who is not present during the treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The primary caregiver of the disabled child is the mother
* The prone lumbar instability test is (+)
* Not receiving any medical treatment for pain
* Not having any obstacles to exercise
* VAS ≥4 low back pain at baseline

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* History of previous back surgery in the last year
* Having peripheral vascular diseases,radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis, tumor, systemic inflammatory diseases.
* Having cognitive disorders.
* Having central or peripheral neurological disease affecting mobility.
* Having received physical therapy due to back pain in the last 6 months.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes