Prescription of Graded Motor Imagery for People With Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review
This scoping review systematically maps how graded motor imagery and its individual components have been prescribed in clinical trials for chronic pain using a structured reporting framework. It shows that while full graded motor imagery interventions largely follow the original protocol, trials of individual components display substantial variation in dose, sequencing and delivery, often with incomplete reporting. These findings clarify sources of heterogeneity in the literature and support more consistent intervention reporting and design to strengthen future synthesis and clinical translation.
Authors
- Jack J Devonshire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-9673)
- Sam A Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-5997)
- Michael C Ferraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0563-1832)
- Rafael Zambelli Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-860X)
- Sarah B. Wallwork (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1170-6263)
- Jackson Linke
- Hayley B. Leake
- Aidan G. Cashin
- G. Lorimer Moseley
- James H. McAuley
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Neuroscience Research Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70220
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of New South Wales