Graded motor imagery is a rehabilitation approach that uses motor imagery in stages—often starting with left/right discrimination, then external visual imagery (EVI) (watching movement), then internal visual imagery (IVI) and kinesthetic imagery—to reduce pain (e.g. phantom limb, chronic pain) and support recovery. It emphasizes first-person, felt movement. The Imagination Index measures motor imagery as one of the six senses so you can see your baseline; clinicians may use tools like the MIQ alongside such protocols.
What to do next
See where you fall on the imagination spectrum—take the free 12-minute assessment and get your Imagery Profile across all six senses.