June 2022 CME Activity: Cervical Spinal Lesion, Completeness of Injury, Stress, and Depression Reduce the Efficiency of Mental Imagery in People With Spinal Cord Injury-Cervical Spinal Lesion, Completeness of Injury, Stress, and Depression Reduce the Efficiency of Mental Imagery in People With Spinal Cord Injury

Cervical Spinal Lesion, Completeness of Injury, Stress, and Depression Reduce the Efficiency of Mental Imagery in People With Spinal Cord Injury

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A study investigated the relationship between clinical and psychological variables and mental imagery ability in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that mental imagery scores were significantly lower in individuals with cervical injuries compared to thoracic injuries. Higher levels of spinal injuries and completeness of injury were also associated with lower mental imagery scores. The presence of stress and depression was associated with reduced efficiency of mental imagery. The study suggests that injury type and psychological factors should be considered when designing imagery-based interventions for SCI patients.

Keywords

study

clinical variables

psychological variables

mental imagery ability

spinal cord injury

cervical injuries

thoracic injuries

spinal injuries

completeness of injury

imagery-based interventions