Mirror therapy to alleviate Phantom pain
Journal: Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports (Vol.2, No. 5)Publication Date: 2021-10-31
Authors : Abhishek Kumar Gupta; Rekha Gupta; Shubhra Gill; Tanya Grover;
Page : 1-3
Keywords : mirror therapy; amputation; mirror neurons; phantom arm pain.;
Abstract
Phantom pain is abnormal commotion of crushing, toes twisting, burning, tingling, cramping and shooting pain that is perceived in a body part that has been amputated or no longer exists. The amount of research in few decades has added enormous knowledge in better understanding of phantom pain. The theories of pain pathways have modified over time from mental theory to peripheral and core neural theories together motor-sensory cortical disassociation and tissue reorganization. In the generation of phantom pain, the role of mirror neurons has recently been steered. To alleviate the phantom pain, pharmacological therapy, physical therapy, TENS therapy, neuromodulation, surgical treatment, bio-integrative behavioural methods and Mirror Therapy has been suggested as treatment modalities. However, there hasn't been a single treatment option until now. In several randomised controlled trials, mirror therapy is used to manage phantom arm pain and had better outcomes. Multidisciplinary approaches are used in the majority of effective clinical results. In this case report mirror therapy has been used to successfully reduce phantom pain.
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