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April 24, 2026Disability and Rehabilitation0 citations

Motor imagery and action observation for knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis

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PAPatricio Alba-QuesadaLSLuis Suso‐MartíIMIgnacio Mingo-Palomares

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effects of motor imagery and action observation on pain, disability, and functional improvement in knee and hip osteoarthritis.
  • Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing trials
  • Assessed the effectiveness of combined motor imagery and action observation
  • Analyzed pain, disability, and functional outcomes from trials
  • Combined motor imagery and action observation may lead to reduced pain and disability
  • Improvement in function in individuals with knee and hip osteoarthritis is suggested
  • Higher-quality trials are necessary to confirm these effects

Abstract

Combined AO and MI may reduce pain and disability and improve function in knee and hip OA; higher-quality trials are needed to confirm effects.

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Alba-Quesada et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb08ef553a5433e34b395fhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2659997
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