Using the concept of ideomotor therapy in the treatment of a patient with chronic neck pain: A single system research design

The results imply a relationship between the introduction of ideomotor-based manual therapy and self-management, and clinically relevant reductions in pain intensity and perceived disability in a patient suffering severe chronic neck and shoulder girdle pain. It is hoped that this study will provoke further interest in this concept and draw attention to a possible mechanism and explanation for some of the effects of commonly used indirect manual therapy techniques.