Mirror therapy: A potential intervention for pain management

Nursing Management and Mirror Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain

Mirror Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain

Phantom limb pain is a painful sensation that is perceived in a body part that no longer exists. To control this pain, many methods have been used such as medication, physical treatment, nerve block, neuromodulation, surgical treatment and mirror therapy. However, until now, there effects have been uncertain. We report the successful reduction of phantom limb pain using mirror therapy when othe...

Through the Looking Glass -- Mirror Therapy Provides Pain Relief for CRPS Mirror Therapy for Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating condition often refractory to treatment. In the affected limb, the patient may experience burning, allodynia, hyperalgesia, weakness, tremor, muscle spasm, edema, and changes in temperature and vascular tone. Why this happens is unclear. One hypothesis suggests a mismatch between proprioceptive feedback and motor action causes ...

COVID-19 Intervention Scenarios for a Long-term Disease Management

Background The first outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was successfully restrained in many countries around the world by means of a severe lockdown. Now, we are entering the second phase of the pandemics in which the spread of the virus needs to be contained within the limits that national health systems can cope with. This second phase of the epidemics is expected to last until a...

Mirror box therapy for complex regional pain syndrome.

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