ArticleJournal of pain research2025
Explicit Motor Imaging Abilities Are Similar in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Chronic Limb Pain and Healthy Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04703348 (Pilot Study on the Assessment of Motor Imaging Skills in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Pilot Study on the Assessment of Motor Imaging Skills in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Explicit Motor Imagery Deficits in Individuals With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pain research & management · 2026Pooled it
- Virtual reality as a transformative tool in pain management.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Enhancing classification of a large lower-limb motor imagery EEG dataset for BCI in knee pain patients.Scientific data · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by peripheral, central sensory and motor dysfunction. Implicit motor imagery is known to be impaired in CRPS patients, but evidence for explicit motor imagery is still lacking. Using a self-rated questionnaire, this study aims to compare explicit motor imagery abilities between individuals with CRPS, with chronic limb pain (CLP), and healthy controls, and to also examine differences between affected and unaffected limbs. We hypothesize that both CRPS and CLP patients will show a decrease in motor imagery abilities compared to healthy controls and in their affected limb compared to their own contralateral, unaffected side. Patients and Methods: In this single-center observational study, 123 participants were recruited (CRPS = 40, chronic limb pain, CLP = 40, and healthy individuals = 43). Participants completed the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised Second (MIQ-RS) once for each side of the body. The total MIQ Results: A high degree of heterogeneity was observed in the explicit motor imagery scores and subscores, regardless of whether the participants were healthy or individuals with chronic pain. The MIQ Conclusion: Individuals with CRPS and chronic limb pain displayed preserved explicit motor imagery abilities, notably on the pain side. The preservation of these abilities supports the recommendation of mental imagery therapy to improve motor function and relieve pain in chronic pain patients.
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