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

by
Nélio Silva de Souza
1,2,
Ana Carolina Gomes Martins
1,3,
Victor Hugo do Vale Bastos
2,4,5,
Marco Orsini
2,6,*,
Marco Antônio A. Leite
7,8,
Silmar Teixeira
9,10,11,
Bruna Velasques
11,12,
Pedro Ribeiro
11,12,
Juliana Bittencourt
11,
André Palma da Cunha Matta
4 and
Pedro Moreira Filho
4
1
University Center Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis
2
Science of Rehabilitation, Centro Universitário Augusto Motta, Rio de Janeiro
3
Integrated Health of Women and Children, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói
4
Department of Neurology, Antônio Pedro University Hospital, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói
5
Biomedical Sciences stricto sensu, Federal University of Piauí
6
Severino Sombra University Center, Medicine Department, Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro
7
Fluminense Federal University Medical School, Niterói
8
Movement Disorders Unit, Antônio Pedro University Hospital, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói
9
Brain Mapping and Plasticity Laboratory
10
Brain Mapping and Functionality Laboratory, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba
11
Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
12
Institute of Applied Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 
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Neurol. Int. 2015, 7(3), 5962; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2015.5962
Submission received: 21 April 2015 / Revised: 21 August 2015 / Accepted: 12 November 2015 / Published: 31 December 2015

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 motor imagery; complex regional pain syndrome; peripheral neuropathic pain

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de Souza, N.S.; Martins, A.C.G.; Bastos, V.H.d.V.; Orsini, M.; Leite, M.A.A.; Teixeira, S.; Velasques, B.; Ribeiro, P.; Bittencourt, J.; Matta, A.P.d.C.; et al. Motor Imagery and Its Effect on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Integrative Review. Neurol. Int. 2015, 7, 5962. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2015.5962

AMA Style

de Souza NS, Martins ACG, Bastos VHdV, Orsini M, Leite MAA, Teixeira S, Velasques B, Ribeiro P, Bittencourt J, Matta APdC, et al. Motor Imagery and Its Effect on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Integrative Review. Neurology International. 2015; 7(3):5962. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2015.5962

Chicago/Turabian Style

de Souza, Nélio Silva, 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, and et al. 2015. "Motor Imagery and Its Effect on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Integrative Review" Neurology International 7, no. 3: 5962. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2015.5962

APA Style

de Souza, N. S., Martins, A. C. G., Bastos, V. H. d. V., Orsini, M., Leite, M. A. A., Teixeira, S., Velasques, B., Ribeiro, P., Bittencourt, J., Matta, A. P. d. C., & Filho, P. M. (2015). Motor Imagery and Its Effect on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An Integrative Review. Neurology International, 7(3), 5962. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2015.5962

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