Gil-Bermejo-Bernardez-Zerpa, AnaMoral-Munoz, Jose A.Lucena-Anton, DavidLuque-Moreno, Carlos2022-09-292022-09-292021-01-09Gil-Bermejo-Bernardez-Zerpa A, Moral-Munoz JA, Lucena-Anton D, Luque-Moreno C. Effectiveness of Motor Imagery on Motor Recovery in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 9;18(2):498.1661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4191The effects of motor imagery (MI) on functional recovery of patients with neurological pathologies, such as stroke, has been recently proven. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of MI on motor recovery and quality of life (QOL) in patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). A search was carried out in the following scientific databases: PubMed, CINAHL, PEDro, Scopus, Cochrane and Web of Science, up to November 2020. The grey literature and reference lists of potentially relevant articles were also searched. The Checklist for Measuring Quality and The Cochrane collaboration's tool were used to assess the methodological quality and risk of bias of the studies. Five studies were included in the systematic review. Findings showed that pwMS using MI had significant improvements in walking speed and distance, fatigue and QOL. In addition, several benefits were also found in dynamic balance and perceived walking ability. Although the evidence is limited, rehabilitation using MI with the application of musical and verbal guides (compared to non-intervention or other interventions), can produce benefits on gait, fatigue and QOL in pwMS with a low score in the Expanded Disability Status Scale.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Motor imageryMental processesPsychomotor performanceRehabilitationMultiple sclerosisQuality of lifeFatigueProcesos mentalesDesempeño psicomotorRehabilitaciónEsclerosis múltipleCalidad de vidaFatigaMedical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Processes::Movement::GaitMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Complementary Therapies::Mind-Body Therapies::Imagery (Psychotherapy)Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Quality of LifeMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System::Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS::Multiple SclerosisMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Vascular Diseases::Cerebrovascular Disorders::StrokeMedical Subject Headings::Humanities::Humanities::MusicMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Data Collection::ChecklistMedical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena::Musculoskeletal Physiological Processes::Movement::Locomotion::WalkingMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::FatigueMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::RehabilitationMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Information Storage and Retrieval::Databases as Topic::Databases, Bibliographic::PubMedMedical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Communications Media::Publications::Bibliography as Topic::Bibliometricsreview article33435410Acceso abierto10.3390/ijerph180204981660-4601PMC7827037