ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Hum. Neurosci.
Sec. Motor Neuroscience
Volume 19 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1607022
This article is part of the Research TopicMethods in motor neuroscienceView all 4 articles
Effects of a single tDCS with mirror therapy stimulation on hand function in healthy individuals
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
- 2Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czechia
- 3Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Greater Poland, Poland
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive neuromodulatory technique that has garnered significant interest for its ability to modulate cortical excitability and brain function. The technique involves the application of a weak electrical current through electrodes placed on the scalp, which influences neuronal membrane potential and alters synaptic plasticity. The following research hypotheses were defined: 1. a single tDCS stimulation of the motor cortex on the left side in combination with mirror therapy improves the function of the right hand which is dominant; 2. a single stimulation in combination with mirror therapy for the dominant hand (right hand) also improves the function of the non-dominant hand (left hand).106 subjects aged 51.5±12.02 participated in the study, including 63 women and 43 men. We used tests for assessment before and after tDSC stimulation: tapping tablet, reaction test on a tablet, nine hole peg test (NHPT), exercises for dominant hands, tDCS stimulation with mirror therapy. The obtained results of this conducted study, although preliminary, seem to indicate that in each of the analysed age groups in men and women, a single tDCS stimulation in combination with mirror therapy directly improved the function of the dominant hand and indirectly improved the function of the nondominant hand.
Keywords: tDCS stimulation, mirror therapy, Healthy people, Hand, test
Received: 06 Apr 2025; Accepted: 30 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Małgorzata Wójcik, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
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