Lack of complex motor imagery ability and phantom limb pain: A surrogate for motor cortex plasticity reserve?
Our findings suggest a potential protective effect against PLP in subjects with the ability for more complex types of motor imagery, thus suggesting this modality of imagery may be a surrogate for better motor engagement and plasticity that would be protective against PLP, indicating that subjects with stronger motor cortex plasticity reserve would be protected against PLP.
Authors
- Maryela de Oliveira Menacho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9507-2215)
- Kevin Pacheco‐Barrios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7166-2816)
- Anna Carolyna Gianlorenço (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-3835)
- Felipe Fregni
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (PE)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000493
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00