Graded motor imagery is effective for long-standing complex regional pain syndrome: A randomised controlled trial

Pain

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 192-198

  Moseley, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Imagined movements; Motor cortex; Physical therapy; xReflex sympathetic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRADED MOTOR IMAGERY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGERY; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342279407     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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