A review of current theories and treatments for phantom limb pain

KL Collins, HG Russell, PJ Schumacher… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Following amputation, most amputees still report feeling the missing limb and often describe
these feelings as excruciatingly painful. Phantom limb sensations (PLS) are useful while …

Mirror therapy versus augmented/virtual reality applications: towards a tailored mechanism-based treatment for phantom limb pain

A Rothgangel, R Bekrater-Bodmann - Pain management, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a clinically relevant consequence of limb amputation and its
treatment is still challenging. Mirror therapy, in other words, observing and engaging in the …

Traditional and augmented reality mirror therapy for patients with chronic phantom limb pain (PACT study): results of a three-group, multicentre single-blind …

A Rothgangel, S Braun, B Winkens… - Clinical …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To compare the effects of traditional mirror therapy (MT), a patient-centred
teletreatment (PACT) and sensomotor exercises without a mirror on phantom limb pain …

Heartbeat-enhanced immersive virtual reality to treat complex regional pain syndrome

M Solca, R Ronchi, J Bello-Ruiz, T Schmidlin… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives To develop and test a new immersive digital technology for complex regional
pain syndrome (CRPS) that combines principles from mirror therapy and immersive virtual …

Mirror therapy for phantom limb and stump pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial in landmine amputees in Cambodia

HS Ol, Y Van Heng, L Danielsson… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Background and aims The aim of the study was to examine the effect of mirror and tactile
therapy on phantom and stump pain in patients with traumatic amputations, with particular …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of mirror therapy in phantom limb pain: A literature review

P Campo-Prieto, G Rodríguez-Fuentes - Neurología (English Edition), 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a type of neuropathic pain that affects the territory of
an amputated limb or other surgically removed body parts. Between 60% and 90% of …

Phantom limb pain: peripheral neuromodulatory and neuroprosthetic approaches to treatment

BA Petersen, AC Nanivadekar… - Muscle & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐amputation phantom limb pain (PLP) is a widespread phenomenon that can have
physical, psychological, and functional impacts on amputees who experience the condition …

Graded motor imagery and its phases for individuals with phantom limb pain following amputation: A scoping review

KJ Falbo, H Phelan, D Hackman… - Clinical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Three-phase graded motor imagery (limb laterality, explicit motor imagery, and
mirror therapy) has been successful in chronic pain populations. However, when applied to …

Agency over phantom limb enhanced by short-term mirror therapy

S Imaizumi, T Asai, S Koyama - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Most amputees experience phantom limb, whereby they feel that the amputated limb is still
present. In some cases, these experiences include pain that can be alleviated by “mirror …

Cortical Reorganization after Limb Loss: Bridging the Gap between Basic Science and Clinical Recovery

T Sparling, L Iyer, P Pasquina… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Despite the increasing incidence and prevalence of amputation across the globe,
individuals with acquired limb loss continue to struggle with functional recovery and chronic …