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Graded Motor Imagery Enhances Short-Term Function in Frozen Shoulder

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October 2025

Graded Motor Imagery Enhances Short-Term Function in Frozen Shoulder

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:84| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Does Integration of Graded Motor Imagery Training Augment the Efficacy of a Multimodal Physiotherapy Program for Patients With Frozen Shoulder? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Clin Orthop Relat Res . 2025 Apr 1;483(4):707-716.

Contributing Authors:
Z Yasaci D Celik

Synopsis

Thirty-eight patients with primary frozen shoulder were randomized to graded motor imagery (GMI) plus multimodal physiotherapy (n=19) or multimodal physiotherapy alone (n=19). The primary outcome was SPADI; secondary outcomes were shoulder ROM, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (activity), Q-DASH, and SF-12; assessments occurred at baseline, 6 weeks (end of supervised treatment), and 8 weeks (post-treatme...

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