The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-13

  Bowering, K Jane ^a   O'Connell, Neil E ^b   Tabor, Abby ^a,c   Catley, Mark J ^a   Leake, Hayley B ^a   Moseley, G Lorimer ^a,d   Stanton, Tasha R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic pain; GMI; Graded motor imagery; left right judgments; mirror therapy; motor imagery; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GRADED MOTOR IMAGERY; HUMAN; IMAGERY; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAMPLING ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC PAIN; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871924143     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.09.007     Document Type: Review

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