GMI courses

Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) is an emerging new rehabilitation strategy for chronic pain states.

GMI comprises a sequence of strategies including laterality restoration (being able to identify left and right limbs, or movement to the left or right), motor imagery and mirror therapy via use of a mirror box.

The one day GMI course provides the most up to date basic sciences, clinical trials, and clinical use of the programme. The course is a series of lectures, practical sessions and clinical applications. It's open to open to heath professionals and there are no pre-requisites.

At the end of the courses, participants will have:

• Knowledge of the basic sciences underpinning the use of GMI, including the neuromatrix paradigm, neuroplasticity and mirror neurones
• Practical knowledge and skills on the use of laterality reconstruction, motor imagery and mirror therapy.
• The skills to adapt the GMI programme to various patient groups
• An awareness of the ongoing research programmes in GMI and the basic sciences validating its use
• Perhaps a desire to contribute to ongoing research programmes