SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effects of Action Observation Therapy as a Rehabilitation Tool in Parkinson's Disease Patients: A Systematic Review.
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- Cortical hemodynamic responses during action observation with and without audiovisual stimuli: a randomized controlled experimental trial.Experimental brain research · 2026Trial
- Bilateral intermittent theta-burst stimulation as a priming strategy to enhance action observation and imitation training in early parkinson's disease: a proof-of-concept study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- The inertial-based gait normalcy index of dual task cost during turning quantifies gait automaticity improvement in early-stage Parkinson's rehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
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- Harnessing Mirror Neurons: A New Frontier in Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation-A Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery as a Treatment in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Review
- Action observation treatment may improve daily living activities and verb recovery in Parkinson's disease-dementia: findings from a preliminary randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Gait physiotherapy with motor imagery in people with Parkinson's disease: a protocol for randomized control GAITimagery trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Effects of movement congruence on motor resonance in early Parkinson's disease.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
During Action Observation (AO), patients observe human movements that they then try to imitate physically. Until now, few studies have investigated the effectiveness of it in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, due to the diversity of interventions, it is unclear how the dose and characteristics can affect its efficiency. We investigated the AO protocols used in PD, by discussing the intervention features and the outcome measures in relation to their efficacy. A search was conducted through MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane, and WoS until November 2021, for RCTs with AO interventions. Participant's characteristics, treatment features, outcome measures, and main results were extracted from each study. Results were gathered into a quantitative synthesis (MD and 95% CI) for each time point. Seven studies were included in the review, with 227 participants and a mean PEDro score of 6.7. These studies reported positive effects of AO in PD patients, mainly on walking ability and typical motor signs of PD like freezing of gait. However, disagreements among authors exist, mainly due to the heterogeneity of the intervention features. In overall, AO improves functional abilities and motor control in PD patients, with the intervention dose and the characteristics of the stimulus playing a decisive role in its efficacy.
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