Graded Motor Imagery: 08 February 2025

Graded Motor Imagery

Discover Applied Modern Strategies in Chronic Pain: A Two-day Training

Sign up now for an intensive two-day course where you'll learn to apply the latest scientific treatment strategies in practice. Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) offers you the opportunity to break through entrenched patterns using the most recent knowledge.

What to Expect:

- Practical Application: Learn to apply modern treatment strategies directly in practice, based on scientific insights.

- Graded Motor Imagery (GMI): Explore the therapeutic approach of GMI and how it focuses on integrating sensory and motor processes to improve function and reduce pain perception.

- Three Phases of Therapy: Delve into the successive phases of GMI, including laterality recognition, motor imagery, and mirror therapy. Understand how these methods can recalibrate the brain representation of the affected body part.

- Application to Chronic Pain Conditions: Discover how GMI is applied in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), phantom pain, and various chronic pain conditions.

Enroll now for this training and develop skills that can directly impact the treatment of chronic pain. Enrich your knowledge and apply modern strategies in your professional practice.

Course Content:

You will receive a comprehensive workbook with references and deep dives into the details of Graded Motor Imagery.

• Introduction, Definitions, and History of Graded Motor Imagery
• Understanding Brain Mechanisms
• Graded Exposure and Pacing
• Graded Motor Imagery from the Patient's Perspective
• Implicit Motor Imagery
• Explicit Motor Imagery
• Mirror Therapy
• Practice Makes Perfect (Practicum and Case Reports)

Do you want to get an impression of the course?

Check our video presentation here.

Language:

This course is primarily taught in English with support in Dutch. Therefore, it's necessary that you understand English yourself to grasp all the details of the training. During the course, there will be continuous translation available as needed.

Location:

The course will take place at De Pijp in Groningen.

Instructor:

The instructor for the Groningen course will be Laura Rathbone.

Accreditation:

The course is accredited for the Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie for multiple registers.

Preparation:

In a separate message, you'll receive access to articles and videos for preparation. During the course, you'll bring your own case study, which will be read in advance by the course leadership. Preparation time: 4 hours.