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Examining the Effect of Lateralization Imagery Training on EEG Brain Oscillations, Pain Intensity, Proprioception, Kinesiophobia and Body Awareness in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Lateralization Imagery Training for Chronic Pain and Neck Pain. Completed, enrolled 34 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
In this study, it was planned to investigate the effectiveness of lateralization and imagery training in individuals with chronic neck pain. A total of 34 individuals, 17 with chronic neck pain and 17 healthy individuals between the ages of 18-65, will be included in the study. Individuals in each group will be treated with lateralization and imagery training for 4 weeks. Before treatment, individuals' cognitive states will be evaluated with neuropsychological tests (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Stroop test). Then, after completing the Motor Imagery Evaluation, Neck Pain Task Force Scale, Pain Severity, Kinesiophobia Evaluation, Neck Disability Evaluation, Proprioception Sense Test, Body Awareness Evaluation (Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire) and Evaluation of Compliance with the Treatment Program, EEG recording of the individuals will be performed. EEG recording will be performed and analyzed with Spontaneous EEG, Oddball Paradigm and Lateralization paradigm. After four weeks of treatment, all pre-treatment tests will be repeated and then the individuals will be taken again for EEG recording. Brain oscillations will be examined through EEG analysis before and after treatment, and the extent to which brain activities have changed and the possible effect of the treatment on brain activities will be investigated.
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Lateralization Imagery Training (LIE) is a form of implicit motor imagery that involves determining as accurately and quickly as possible whether an image of a body part belongs to the left or right side. It has been assumed that LIE performance differences reflect changes in central nervous system functioning, errors in judgment, and changes in bodily representations. It has been shown that LIE is a complex mental task that includes cognitive, sensory, motor and behavioral processes and can be associated with them. A study showed that there was a strong correlation between LIE and proprioception. Within the scope of our study, 3 weeks of training will be provided; Lateralization imagery training will be given every day for the first 2 weeks, and imagery training will be given 3 days a week in the 2nd and 3rd weeks. A total of 20 sessions of treatment will be applied, including 14 sessions of lateralization and 6 sessions of visualization training.