SynthesisWiener klinische Wochenschrift2009
[Mirror therapy for phantom limb pain--a systematic review].
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Inter-lateral Referral of Sensation in Health and Disease Using a Mirror Illusion-A Scoping Review.Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists · 2022Article
- [Prolonged-release tapentadol for phantom pain. A case series].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2013Article
- Virtual reality hand therapy: A new tool for nonopioid analgesia for acute procedural pain, hand rehabilitation, and VR embodiment therapy for phantom limb pain.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand TherapistsReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe aim of this review was to evaluate the evidence for the treatment of phantom limb pain with mirror therapy. MATERIAL AND
methodsRandomised controlled studies were identified by a systematic search strategy in the databases "Medline" and "The Cochrane Library". The studies were evaluated using the quality criteria of the JADAD-scale.
resultsThree small-sized randomised controlled studies were identified. Unfortunately, these studies lacked methodological quality. One of them found a significant decrease of phantom pain after four weeks of daily mirror therapy sessions. Two other studies could not find a significant difference in the reduction of phantom limb pain between intervention- and control-groups. To date, there is only circumstantial evidence for mirror therapy in phantom pain. Hence, no firm recommendations regarding this treatment option are possible.
conclusionMore sufficiently powered randomised controlled studies with high methodological quality are mandatory to investigate the analgesic effect of mirror therapy in phantom limb pain.
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