What Is Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) at Cedar Hill Physical Therapy?
Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) is a specific type of Guided Imagery. GMI is based on the latest science and clinical trials. It is used to treat many complex pain and movement problems including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Phantom Limb Pain (PLP), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), osteoarthritis, stiffness, stroke, and chronic back and neck pain.
Pathways explains “Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) is used for complex pain and movement problems. It’s a process of training your brain away from pain using specific imagery (imagined or real). Simply imagining moving a painful part of your body, pain-free, helps to train your brain to stop creating pain.”
If you or a loved one are dealing with one of these conditions, Cedar Hill Physical Therapy in Greensboro, NC may be able to provide relief through GMI therapy. Contact our clinic today to learn more about the benefits of Graded Motor Imagery and how it may help you.