An interesting study was presented a little over a year ago at the national meeting of the American Neurological Association. The study showed that phantom limb pain was reduced in patients randomized ...

Mirror box therapy was initially developed by V. S. Ramachandran. The purpose of this new medical device was to try to reduce what was described as “phantom limb pain.” Mirror box therapy is defined ...

Easing phantom limb pain can be as simple as looking in the mirror. Scientists who have mapped how mirror therapy changes the brain may now be able to predict just how much treatment will ease a ...

October 9, 2007 (Washington, DC) — Results of a randomized, sham-controlled study suggest that mirror therapy, already shown to help reduce phantom-limb pain (PLP) for those with upper-limb ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Viewing the reflected image of an intact limb in a mirror can fool the mind into thinking that a lost leg or foot still exists, dramatically relieving phantom limb pain, researchers ...

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a neuropathic condition in which amputees perceive pain and other sensory disturbances in a limb that is no longer present. The management of PLP represents a significant ...

October 11, 2011 (Hamburg, Germany) — In the future, amputees might merely repeatedly watch a virtual version of their lost limb in motion to be rid of their phantom limb pain. Researchers believe ...