The Relationship between Restrictions on Going Out and Motor Imagery among Medical University Students in Japan—Research with Small Samples

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Motor imagery is often used as a training method to improve physical performance. Previous studies have often reported that reduced motor imagery is more likely to occur in older adults and stroke patients. However, it has also been reported that it is difficult to imagine exercises that cannot be performed. Therefore, we hypothesized that this may also have occurred in young people who were physically able to exercise but who were restricted by COVID-19 lockdowns, however, we could find no studies that investigated the impact of restricting outings. In this study, 83 healthy young people were measured for physical performance (maximum walking speed, grasp strength, Timed Up and Go test, imagined Timed Up and Go test, functional reach test, and five chair stand test). It was found that, while restricting outings did not influence physical performance in the subjects, it did influence motor imagery. Therefore, it should be borne in mind that training with motor imagery may not generate adequate actual motor imagery when restrictions are imposed on activities.

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Itotani, K., Suganuma, I., Morimoto, S., Nakai, H., & Ogawa, N. (2023). The Relationship between Restrictions on Going Out and Motor Imagery among Medical University Students in Japan—Research with Small Samples. Life, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030797

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