Research and Evidence

• Evidence based document for the graded motor imagery programme [PDF]
• Abstracts from recent graded motor imagery research [PDF]
• CRPS-1: guidelines, practice and evidence [PDF] - Reproduced with permission of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and Anne Daly

References and Further Reading

Chan, BL et al. (2007) New England Journal of Medicine 357:2206-7

Daly, A.E. & Bialocerkowski, A.E. (2008) Does evidence support physiotherapy management of adult Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type One? A systematic review. Eur J Pain, 13(4), 339-353.

Diers, M., Christmann, C., Koeppe, C. et al. (2010) Mirrored, imagined and executed movements differentially activate sensorimotor cortex in amputees with and without phantom limb pain. Pain, 149(2), 296-304.

MacIver, K., Lloyd, D.M., Kelly, S. et al. (2008) Phantom limb pain, cortical reorganization and the therapeutic effect of mental imagery. Brain, 131(Pt 8), 2181-2191.

Moseley, G. L. (2005) Pain 114: 54-61.

Moseley, G. L. (2006) Neurology 67: 1-6

McCabe, CS et al. (2004) Novartis Foundation Symposia 260: 154-174

Moseley, G.L., Zalucki, N., Birklein, F. et al. (2008) Thinking about movement hurts: The effect of motor imagery on pain and swelling in people with chronic arm pain. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 59(5), 623-631.

Moseley, G.L. (2009) Reflections, imagery and illusions: the past, present and future of training the brain in CRPS. RSDSA Review, 22(1), 9-10.

Nico, D., Daprati, E., Rigal, F. et al. (2004) Left and right hand recognition in upper limb amputees. Brain, 127 (1), 120-132.

Rosen, B. and G. Lundborg (2005) Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 39: 104-108.

Stenekes, M.W., Geertzen, J.H., Nicolai, J.P. et al. (2009) Effects of motor imagery on hand function during immobilization after flexor tendon repair. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 90(4), 553-559.