The Effects of Action Observation Speed on Motor Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: From Observation to Execution

• Published in: Brain sciences Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 31
• Main Authors: Grande-Alonso, Mónica, Estradera-Bel, Manuel, Forner-Álvarez, Carlos, Cuenca-Martínez, Ferran, Vidal-Quevedo, Celia, Paris-Alemany, Alba, La Touche, Roy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: action observation; Analysis; Asymptomatic; Back pain; Backache; Care and treatment; chronic low back pain; Chronic pain; Low back pain; lumbar flexion; Males; Motor task performance; Neurophysiology; Patients; Physical therapy; Range of motion; Therapeutic applications; Therapeutics, Physiological; Timed Up and Go test; Velocity; Spain; chronic low back pain; lumbar flexion; Timed Up and Go test; action observation

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of observing actions at different speeds on the speed of motor task performance in subsequent actions. Methods: Sixty individuals, divided equally between those with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) and asymptomatic subjects...