Prescription of Graded Motor Imagery for People With Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This scoping review investigates how graded motor imagery (GMI) and its individual components (left/right judgments, imagined movements and mirror therapy) are applied in clinical trials for people with chronic pain conditions. Understanding how GMI is prescribed is essential to guide its standardization and optimization for clinical practice.

Methods

We searched the Cochrane Database of controlled trials, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase and PsycINFO from inception to May 2024 for randomized controlled trials published in English that examined the effects of GMI or its components either alone or with usual care. Eligible trials included participants with chronic pain conditions (e.g., phantom limb pain, complex regional pain syndrome, chronic musculoskeletal pain) and repo

SUBMITTER: Williams SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12852975 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature