| Autor: |
Keita Nishi, Takefumi Moriuchi, Ryohei Okamura, Takashi Hasegawa, Xiaoqian Chang, Shinichi Matsumoto, Hironobu Koseki, Toshio Higashi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brain Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 206 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2076-3425 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/brainsci14030206 |
| Popis: |
Approaches to preserve corticomotor excitability (CE) are attracting interest as a treatment for pain-induced changes in neural plasticity. We determined the effects of mirror therapy (MT) on skeletal muscle pain. Fifteen healthy adults who received hypertonic saline injections (5.8% NaCl, 0.2 mL) into the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle of the right hand to induce experimental skeletal muscle pain were assigned to either the “MT and injection” or “injection only” group. Post-injection, the “MT and injection” group observed their left index finger abducting and adducting for 4 min, creating the illusion that the right index finger was moving. The “injection only” group remained at rest. CE and pain were assessed by measuring motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) of the right FDI triggered by transcranial magnetic stimulation and the numerical rating scale (NRS), respectively. MEP amplitudes were significantly higher in the “MT and injection” group, a trend that persisted post-MT intervention (MT intervention; p < 0.01, post-1; p < 0.05). The time for the NRS score to reach 0 was notably shorter in the “MT and injection” group (p < 0.05). Our preliminary results suggested that MT decreases CE and pain in skeletal muscles, potentially preventing neural plasticity changes associated with skeletal muscle pain and providing early pain relief. |
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