Effect of Auditory Neurofeedback Training on Upper Extremity Function and Motor Imagery Ability in a Stroke Patient: A Single Case Study

doi:10.15344/2456-8007/2018/126

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International Journal of Clinical Research & Trials Volume 3 (2018), Article ID 3:IJCRT, 05 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8007/2018/126

Case Study

Effect of Auditory Neurofeedback Training on Upper Extremity Functionand Motor Imagery Ability in a Stroke Patient: A Single Case Study

Hideki Nakano^1*, Takayuki Kodama¹, Shin Murata¹, Takayuki Nakamoto², Takaaki Fujihara³ and Yoshiharu Ito³

¹Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University, Kyoto-city, Kyoto, Japan
²Department of Rehabilitation, Kyoto Kizugawa Hospital, Joyo-city, Kyoto, Japan
³KISSEI COMTEC Company Limited, Matsumoto-city, Nagano, Japan

Corresponding Author Details: Prof. Hideki Nakano, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University, 34 Yamada-cho, Oyake, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto-city, Kyoto607-8175, Japan, Tel: +81-75-571-1111, Fax: +81-75-574-4122; E-mail: nakano-h@tachibana-u.ac.jp

Received: 15 July 2018; Accepted: 06 August 2018; Published: 08 August 2018

Citation: Nakano H, Kodama T, Murata S, Nakamoto T, Fujihara T, et al. (2018) Effect of Auditory Neurofeedback Training on Upper Extremity Function and Motor Imagery Ability in a Stroke Patient: A Single Case Study. Int J Clin Res Trials 3: 126. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8007/2018/126

Copyright: © 2018 Nakano et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Methods: A stroke patient with a left putaminal hemorrhage participated in this study. This study consisted of baseline and intervention periods (4 weeks each). The participant performed standard rehabilitation during the baseline period, and auditory neurofeedback training with motor imagery in addition to standard rehabilitation during the intervention period. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Motor Activity Log (MAL), Hand Laterality Judgement Task (HLJT), Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire-10 (KVIQ-10) scores were measured before (Pre1) and after (Pre 2) the baseline period, and then after the intervention period (Post).
Results: The shoulder/elbow/forearm subscale of the FMA, the amount of use and quality of movement subscales of the MAL, the accuracy and reaction time of the HLJT, and the visual and kinesthetic subscales of the KVIQ-10 improved in the Post compared with the Pre1 and Pre 2.
Conclusion: This study suggests that auditory neurofeedback training contributes to improving upper extremity function and motor imagery ability in stroke patients.

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