Trunk laterality recognition tasks and motor imagery: Testing the exact match confirmation hypothesis

Background: The use of laterality recognition tasks (LRTs) in clinical practice is predicated on their ability to elicit motor imagery. When asked to complete limb-based LRTs, it is established that individuals mentally match their own limb to the one depicted; a process known as Exact Match Confirmation. Recently, trunk-based LRTs have been introduced on the basis that a similar matching process occurs for movements of the trunk. However, as currently conceived, trunk LRTs conflate the requirement to mentally match the whole body with that of a lateralised posture of the trunk.

Source: Manual Therapy - April 1, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: L. Alazmi, G. Gadsby, N. Heneghan, D. Punt Source Type: research