Ríos León, MartaCuñado González, ÁlvaroDomínguez Fernández, SilviaMartín Casas, Patricia2026-02-272026-02-272024-01-24Ríos-León M, CuñadoGonzález Á, Domínguez-Fernández S, MartínCasas P. Effectiveness of motor imagery in complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Pain Pract. 2024;24:760–771. https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.133481530-708510.1111/papr.13348.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133479Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of motor imagery (MI) on pain intensity and disability in individuals with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Methods A systematic search was conducted in various electronic databases to identify all relevant studies: PubMed, CINAHL, WOS, PEDro, CENTRAL, and Scopus. Randomized controlled trials assessing the effects of MI in individuals with CRPS were included. The risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool, the methodological quality was evaluated using PEDro scale, and the level of evidence was reported according to the GRADE. Between-groups standardized mean differences (SMD) were calculated. Results Six studies were included. The meta-analysis found moderate-quality evidence that MI improves pain intensity and related disability as immediate (pain: SMD −1.07, 95% CI: −1.53 to −0.60; disability: SMD 1.05, 95% CI: 0.59 to 1.51), short-term (pain: SMD −1.28, 95% CI: −2.14 to −0.42; disability: SMD 1.37; 95% CI: 0.16 to 2.58), and long-term effects (pain: SMD −1.18; 95% CI: −1.89 to −0.46; disability: SMD 1.18; 95% CI: 0.46 to 1.89), as compared with a comparison group. The risk of bias of the trials was relatively low, but the imprecision of the results downgraded the level of evidence. Conclusions Moderate-quality evidence suggests a positive effect of MI for improving pain intensity and disability immediately after and at short-term in individuals with CRPS.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/review article1533-2500https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.13348https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/papr.13348https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38265184/open access615.8chronic paincomplex regional pain syndromemotor imageryphysical therapysystematic reviewFisioterapia (Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología)3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas