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Neurol Int. 2015 Dec 31;7(3):5962. doi: 10.4081/ni.2015.5962. eCollection 2015 Dec 29.

Motor Imagery and Its Effect on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Integrative Review.

Neurology international

Nélio Silva de Souza, Ana Carolina Gomes Martins, Victor Hugo do Vale Bastos, Marco Orsini, Marco Antônio A Leite, Silmar Teixeira, Bruna Velasques, Pedro Ribeiro, Juliana Bittencourt, André Palma da Cunha Matta, Pedro Moreira Filho

Affiliations

  1. University Center Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis; Science of Rehabilitation, Centro Universitário Augusto Motta, Rio de Janeiro.
  2. University Center Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis; Integrated Health of Women and Children, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói.
  3. Science of Rehabilitation, Centro Universitário Augusto Motta, Rio de Janeiro; Department of Neurology, Antônio Pedro University Hospital, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói; Biomedical Sciences stricto sensu, Federal University of Piauí
  4. Science of Rehabilitation, Centro Universitário Augusto Motta, Rio de Janeiro; Severino Sombra University Center, Medicine Department, Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro.
  5. Fluminense Federal University Medical School, Niterói; Movement Disorders Unit, Antônio Pedro University Hospital, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói.
  6. Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Institute of Applied Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  7. Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
  8. Department of Neurology, Antônio Pedro University Hospital, Fluminense Federal University , Niterói.

PMID: 26788264 PMCID: PMC4704470 DOI: 10.4081/ni.2015.5962

Abstract

The motor imagery (MI) has been proposed as a treatment in the complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1), since it seems to promote a brain reorganization effect on sensory-motor areas of pain perception. The aim of this paper is to investigate, through an integrative critical review, the influence of MI on the CRPS-1, correlating their evidence to clinical practice. Research in PEDro, Medline, Bireme and Google Scholar databases was conducted. Nine randomized controlled trials (level 2), 1 non-controlled clinical study (level 3), 1 case study (level 4), 1 systematic review (level 1), 2 review articles and 1 comment (level 5) were found. We can conclude that MI has shown effect in reducing pain and functionality that remains after 6 months of treatment. However, the difference between the MI strategies for CRPS-1 is unknown as well as the intensity of mental stress influences the painful response or effect of MI or other peripheral neuropathies.

Keywords: Motor imagery; complex regional pain syndrome; peripheral neuropathic pain

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