The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook

 A Novel Synaptic Exercise Process

The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook details a novel three-stage synaptic exercise process for neuropathic pain that progresses in graded and monitored steps using left/right discrimination, imagined movements and mirror therapy. Exploring the representation of body parts in our brains and how they may be affected by injury, GMI aims to alter pain neurotags or sensitive networks in the brain.

Arising from 15 years of neuroscience, clinical trials and clinical reasoning science, the handbook explains the process with patient-therapist narratives and a practical tutorial on getting the best of the online program, smart phone app and other GMI tools. Use in conjunction with the NOI Mirrorbox Triangle and NOI Recognise Flash Cards for optimum results.

The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook offers education on GMI, techniques you can start using today and neurological interventions for physical therapy. It serves as an excellent resource for clinicians and as a patient’s guide to pain management.

Graded Motor Imagery

For clinicians and pain sufferers,  The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook  exercises the synapses of the brain to relieve pain and improve function. This version, updated in 2019, includes a thorough refresh of the text based on a deeper understanding of GMI. Includes expanded references and detailed instructions for the use of the full GMI tool kit.

Metaphors and illustrated examples are included to help increase understanding of complex concepts.

About the Authors

Lorimer Moseley, _{AO, DSc, PhD, FAAHMS, FFPMANZCA (Hon), FACP}

Dr. Lorimer Moseley is a clinician, scientist and educator, whose research investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain disorders. He leads a non-profit organization called Pain Revolution and is the author of more than 400 research articles and seven books.

David Butler, _{EdD, MPhty, Bhty, MAPA (Hon)}

Dr. David Butler is a physiotherapist, an educationalist, a researcher and a clinician. He serves as an adjunct associate professor at the University of South Australia and his current focus is on adult conceptual change, diagnostic and therapeutic metaphors and pain storytelling.

Timothy B. Beames, _{BSc (Hons), MSc}

Tim is the principal NOI instructor in the UK and a zappy speaker. With a Masters in Pain: Sciences and Society from King’s College, London, he aims to bring a better understanding of pain and the interaction of biological, psychological and social elements with an individual’s pain experience to patients, clinicians and the public.

Dr. Lorimer Moseley, left, and Dr. David Butler, right.

From the Back Cover

Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) is an evidence based, graded, brain training programme which accesses the virtual body in the brain. It is useful for a wide range of chronic pain states where the central nervous system may be up-regulated, including osteoarthritis, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, phantom pains and ‘non-specific’ spinal pains. GMI has given new hope to many people experiencing chronic pain.

GMI involves the use of Apps, flash cards, motor imagery, mirrors and Explain Pain education. The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook covers the science and the evidence from clinical trials, explores clinical decision making and provides case studies, detailing treatment commencement and progression through the three stages of GMI. It is the ideal introduction to GMI, and the perfect accompaniment to the NOI Graded Motor Imagery course, run worldwide.

David Butler and Lorimer Moseley are authors of the best-selling book Explain Pain, now available in five languages, and are leading a therapeutic neuroscience education revolution worldwide.