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ReviewZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2015

[Mirror therapy for inflammatory rheumatic pain: Potentials and limitations].

R Bekrater-Bodmann

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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R Bekrater-BodmannInstitut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Quadrat J5, 68159, Mannheim, Deutschland. r.bekrater-bodmann@zi-mannheim.de.
Heidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMirror therapy reduces chronic pain and might also be suitable for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic pain.

objectivesOn the basis of the relevant literature this article a) characterizes the universal alterations in body perception and body representation in chronic pain, b) describes the potential mechanisms underlying mirror therapy and c) discusses the chances of success of mirror therapy for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic pain. MATERIAL AND

methodsLiterature search on the effectiveness and mechanisms of mirror therapy and derived procedures for the potential treatment of pain in inflammatory rheumatic disorders.

resultsThere is evidence that mirror therapy can alleviate chronic pain experiences by correcting the accompanying distorted body perception as well as body representation by multimodal sensory stimulation. As there is probably a similar distortion in persons with chronic pain related to inflammatory rheumatic disorders, mirror therapy might also have positive effects in this field; however, the accompanying characteristics of these disorders, such as motor impairment and motor-evoked pain, may complicate the implementation of this kind of treatment.

conclusionMirror therapy represents an intervention with few side effects and might have positive effects on the experience of chronic pain in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders. Further clinical research is required in order to evaluate the potential of mirror therapy and associated interventional methods for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic pain.

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesArthralgiaArthritis, RheumatoidBiofeedback, PsychologyChronic PainEvidence-Based MedicineHumansPain ManagementPain MeasurementTreatment OutcomeBody perceptionBody representationLiterature searchRheumatic diseasesTherapy

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