I would like to introduce a fascinating topic called "Graded Motor Imagery". I have several patients who have used the technique to help with their pain or nerve syndromes, several patients who have been exposed to it, and many more that I will now expose and emphasize as part of their pain treatment. The Noi Group has a well organized website to let you get started. The photos below are part of the process of laterality--recognizing which side of the body a photo is taken. Amazingly, in many nerve injuries, we lose the ability of our nervous system to process this. I hope the videos, websites, and photos are a good enough start to help you or a loved one in the overwhelming process of healing when all seems to be losted. It is many times that the spouse or friend must help the patient take the initial steps towards healing. This is a process that can be done alone, or helped tremendously with another.
http://www.gradedmotorimagery.com/
http://www.noigroup.com/en/Category/BT
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15109523
These photos are part of the first and very vital steps in Graded Motor Imagery called Laterality. The links above contain the website to login and begin the process now. The patient is asked to identify which foot is being shown, and later asked to imagine their foot in that position.
David Butler is a physiotherapist in Australia. After you hear this 40 minute presentation broken in 4 parts, you will want to have him over and make him your best friend. What a character!! I believe the main parts of this process are adequately introduced.
Here a patient with complex regional pain syndrome explains her use of mirror therapy in a touching manner.
