Abstract
IntroductionAgeing reduced motor performance, which can affect elderly's autonomy. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of action observation on motor performance in the elderly. MethodsA systematic review was conducted using Pubmed, Cochrane and Science Direct. Participants were healthy or had pathology (neurologic or orthopedic). ResultsTwenty-two articles have been selected (ntotal=666 participants). This review results show that action observation can improve motor performance capacities by changing behavior (+10.91%), by modulating cortico-spinal excitability (+4.84%), and intracerebral neurons activity (+276.47%). ConclusionAction observation can significantly improve motor performance in the elderly. Thus, under certain conditions, it appears to be a relevant adjuvant therapy for the physiotherapist. Further studies seem to be necessary to complete the recommendations about protocol dosage.
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