P 025 - Lower limb muscles activity during imagination of gait

Abstract

Motor imagery (MI) represents a pure cognitive process, which can positively influence motor performance in healthy subjects and in a wide range of patients with movement disorders. Specifically walking ability has been shown to improve after motor imagery exercises. The facilitatory effect of MI on muscle activity has been demonstrated compared to rest conditions for upper limb movements [[1], [2], [3]], however further work is required to consider the effect during lower limb movements.