Combined mirror visual and auditory feedback therapy for upper limb phantom pain: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pain is a very common issue after amputations. In recent years there has been accumulating data implicating 'mirror visual feedback' or 'mirror therapy' as helpful in the treatment of phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pa...

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Autores principales: Wilcher, Delia G, Chernev, Ivan, Yan, Kun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21272334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-41
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pain is a very common issue after amputations. In recent years there has been accumulating data implicating 'mirror visual feedback' or 'mirror therapy' as helpful in the treatment of phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pain. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 24-year-old Caucasian man, a left upper limb amputee, treated with mirror visual feedback combined with auditory feedback with improved pain relief. CONCLUSION: This case may suggest that auditory feedback might enhance the effectiveness of mirror visual feedback and serve as a valuable addition to the complex multi-sensory processing of body perception in patients who are amputees.

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