Effects of Mental Practice on Balance in the Elderly

• Main Authors: Mandana Fallah-Pour (Author), Mohamad Taghi Joghataei (Author), Hassan A'shayeri (Author), Mahyar Salavati (Author), Seyyed Ali Hosseini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Mental practice refers to "The symbolic rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any gross muscular movements." It has been shown in a remarkable number of studies that the use of mental practice like physical practice can produces significant improvements in motor ski...