NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A therapeutic approach call graded motor imagery reduces the pain and disability in patients with phantom limb pain or complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS1), ...
“The present study provides evidence that the addition of [graded motor imagery (GMI)] to a postoperative elbow rehabilitation program may contribute to a significant reduction in pain intensity and ...
Studies show that imagining an exercise, in great detail, over and over, can actually affect muscle performance. Olympic athletes have been using this kind of motor imagery practice since the 1980s.