• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.517-525
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• 2010

Purpose : This study aimed to compare the effect of two conditions (visual and kinesthetic) of motor imagery training on static and dynamic balance. Methods : Fifteen patients with post-stroke hemiparesis volunteered to participate in this study. Two motor imagery training conditions, for 10minute trials, employed with audiotape instructions. Measurements were performed at pretest, posttest and 1-hour follow up in both static and dynamic balance. Results : Measures were significantly different both static and dynamic balance tests between treatment conditions (kinesthetic imagery more than visual imagery) at the pretest, post test, and 1-hour follow-up (p<.05). Measures of both static and dynamic balance tests, for both conditions, improved significantly from pretest to posttest (p<.05), and was maintained at 1-hour follow up. Conclusion : This study showed that both imagery training applications were effective treatment strategies for both static and dynamic balance. When comparing the two treatment conditions, kinesthetic motor imagery training was more effective than the visual motor imagery training in static and dynamic balance.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.59-65
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• 2014

Purpose : This study was to investigate the influence of imagery balance for healthy normal people in their twenties. Method : The study has taken a place in Kyung-buk college in Yung-jusi in Kyungbuk with a group of 21 healthy peoples. The study used measurement of good balance. we measured balance for data of each static and dynamic. Training period, a total of 2 weeks. Except Saturday and Sunday, the study did weekdays. Fist, 2-minute relaxation. Second, 6-minute imagine training. Third, 2-minute relaxation. Total 10-minute training was conducted per training. Result : In study, the subjects were compared date for before the study to date for after the study. The subjects showed a little change in each Balance. But, the improvement of balance was not a big change. Conclusion : Image training kinesthetic image using hearing improved incompletely inspite of being no gap, numerically balance.