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Advance Access Publication 26 December 2007 eCAM 2010;7(2)249–257 doi:10.1093/ecam/nem170 Original Article The MIQ-RS: A Suitable Option for Examining Movement Imagery Ability 1 2 3 Melanie Gregg , Craig Hall and Andrew Butler 1School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK, 2School of Kinesiology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada and 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA Within rehabilitation settings, mental imagery helps to promote long-term recovery and facilitates compliance to rehabilitation exercises. Individuals who are able to effectively engage in imagery practice are likely to gain the most benefit from imagery training. Thus, a suitable imagery ability measurement tool for individuals with movement limitations is needed. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the Movement Imagery Questionnaire—Revised second version (MIQ-RS), and compare the results of this new version with Hall and Martin’s (1997) MIQ-R. Three-hundred and twenty participants from a variety of sports and performance levels agreed to take part. Results showed the internal consistency and test– retest reliability of the MIQ-RS were satisfactory, the two-facto