Graded Motor Imagery
Neuro Orthopaedic Institute
Stavanger | Norway | 2 – 3 March 2018 | Tim Beames 
WHAT IS GRADED MOTOR IMAGERY?
GMI is a rehabilitation process used to treat pain and movement problems related to altered nervous systems by exercising the brain in measured and monitored steps, which increase in difficulty as progress is made.
The three different treatment techniques include left/right discrimination training, motor imagery exercises and mirror therapy. These techniques are delivered sequentially but require a flexible approach from the patient and clinician to move forwards, backwards and sideways in the treatment process to suit the individual.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
For the first time, effective treatment for difficult neuropathic pain states (eg CRPS) is now available. The Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) course provides the most up to date basic sciences, clinical trials, and clinical use of the programme. The course is series of lectures, practical sessions and clinical applications.
The term ‘graded motor imagery’ broadly means that in rehabilitation the focus is placed on synaptic exercise and health and is delivered in a graded fashion. The exercising of synapses assumes that the brain is changeable and easily adaptable and gives hope to people with difficult pain states. It involves the use of computers, flashcards, imagined movements and mirror visual feedback.
Evidence for the use of GMI comes from basic neuroscience and clinical trials. It can offer substantial improvements in pain and disability in complex regional pain syndrome and phantom limb pain and anecdotally, the GMI programme, or parts of it may offer improvements in a range of chronic pain states such as brachial plexus lesions and osteoarthritis.
COURSE AIMS
At the end of the course, participants will have:
1. Knowledge of the neuromatrix paradigm and how the brain changes in pain
2. Awareness of graded exposure and its application to pain neurosignatures
3. Practical knowledge and skills of the Graded Motor Imagery ‘process’ – including left/right body discrimination, implicit and explicit motor imagery and mirror therapy
4. Understating of some associated educational techniques.
NOI Headquarters19 North Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, T +61 (0)8 8211 6388 , E [email protected] www.noigroup.com
NOI United KingdomThe Dairy, Aldwark, Alne, YORK, YO61 1UBUK, T +44 (0)1904 737919, E [email protected] INSTRUCTOR Tim Beames MSc BSc MCSP, UK
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Tim lives in London where he works in private practice and is co-founder of Pain and Performance, an organisation which focuses on the treatment of complex and persistent pain states and the provision of pain education for both the patient and health professional. Tim is also the principal instructor for NOI UK and teaches the Mobilisation of the Nervous System, Neurodynamics and the Neuromatrix, Explain Pain and Graded Motor Imagery courses throughout the UK, Europe and Australia. He is also co-author of the Graded Motor Imagery Handbook along with Lorimer Moseley, David Butler and Tom Giles.
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Course Information
Neuro Orthopaedic Institute
Course: Graded Motor Imagery
Date: 2 – 3 March 2018
Neuro Orthopaedic Institute
Instructor: Tim Beames
Course Address
Ganddal Terapi & Trening
Lundegeilen 10, 4323 Sandnes
Norway
Course Timings
Day 1: 09.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 18.00 Lectures
Day 2: 09.00 – 16.30 Lectures
Refreshments
Refreshments will be provided.
Pre-course requirements:
You will need to download a Recognise™ App of your choice – Available for iOS or Android, phone or tablet. The Recognise™ App is an easy to use, portable tool set for the first two stages of Graded Motor Imagery - perfect for patient treatment with new clinician export features.
Pre-course Reading
There are no pre-requisites for this course but if you want to do a bit of reading beforehand, the course is based on the Graded Motor Imagery Handbook - available from www.noiukshop.com
Explain Pain Resources
Graded Motor Imagery Handbook
For clinicians and patients
Medium level science.
Explain Pain
For pain suffers, their clinicians and anyone interested in pain.
Medium level science.
NOI Headquarters 19 North Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, T +61 (0)8 8211 6388 , E [email protected] www.noigroup.com
NOI United Kingdom The Diary, Aldwark, Alne, YORK, YO61 1UB UK, T +44 (0)1904 737919, E [email protected] www.noigroup.com
Explain Pain Handbook: Protectometer
The patient handbook. For pain sufferers to use on their own or with clinicians.
Not much science.
Explain Pain Supercharged
The definitive clinician’s handbook. For clinicians and interested pain suffers.
Lots of science