mirror box therapy » Limb Rehabilitation

Tricking the Brain to Feel No Pain: It’s Done with Mirrors

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:14:10 +0000

Tricking the Brain to Feel No Pain: It’s Done with Mirrors – Video …
Amputees often suffer from phantom-limb pain — feeling pain in a limb that
is no longer there. An unusual therapy involving only a mirror is providing.

Great video with new thinking on mirror box therapy. Mirror Box Therapy is usually used by Uni-lateral amputee, In this video you see a bi-lateral amputee using mirror therapy with the help from the physiotherapist.

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Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:19:02 +0000

Great blog take a look http://www.talbronsteinblog.net/ Watch the video showing mirror box therapy. Some great ideas for exercises that can be done than using mirror box therapy for treating phantom limb pain, as will as stroke rehabilitation.

Mirror box therapy on hit TV show house

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:00:29 +0000

Mirror Therapy was used in the hit TV show HOUSE, with dramatic results. This is not a camera or mirror trick it can really produce this kind of result. For those who missed it watch it now but be quick it was remove for the net the last time due to copy right law.

Treating ‘phantom limb pain’ with mirror therapy

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:30:30 +0000

Whether the phantom is in the hand or the foot the principle of mirror box therapy is still the same. In this video soldier Bryan Wagner talk us through his phantom and how mirror box therapy help him cope with the pain.

phantom pain the movie

Mon, 24 May 2010 17:11:29 +0000

Phantom Pain / Phantomschmerz : Vancouver Film Premiere – Eventbrite
Based upon the true story of Vancouver’s Stephen Sumner, a world-class cyclist whose promising career was cut short by a road accident that left him an amputee suffering intense phantom limb pain
phantompain.eventbrite.com/

CRPS / RSD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:46:34 +0000

CRPS / RSDReflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex regional pain syndrome …
By Staff
Recent research has utilized mirror therapy to significantly reduce pain levels in CRPS patients, where the affected limb is placed within a mirror box, such that the unaffected limb is reflected in such a way as to make the patient …
Health & Beauty Products, Tips,… – http://www.herbalfreak.com/medical-condition/

stroke rehabilitation, repetition is important

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:09:31 +0000

When taking Stroke rehabilitation exercises the use of a mirror as been proven to be a great asset. The term plasticity describes the ability of the brain to rewire itself and there is no better way to help this than the use of a mirror.

Mirror Therapy has been described in medical literature to be of benefit to 80% of users, but like all therapies dose not always show immediate results. The rate and amount of recovery much depends on the extent of the damage, and the intensity and duration of the therapy you receive. Recovery also is likely to be influenced by personality, life experiences and coping styles. Motivation to recover is a key factor in obtaining an optimal level of rehabilitation.

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Usful link :-

The importance of repetition in stroke rehabilitation – Worldnews.com
brain & nervous system diagram courtesy of Clickart If you like this … Recognizing a stroke Jaw paralysis during

a stroke Fighting post-stroke shoulder …
article.wn.com/view/2010/…/The_importance_of_repetition_in_stroke_rehabilitation/

CRPS pain due to stroke is reduce by Mirror Box Therapy

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:26:08 +0000

This is a great site that not only explains CRPS, it is a good resource to:-

Mount Sinai Medical Center – Diseases & Conditions
Mirror therapy may help to reduce pain and improve motor function in people who have CRPS due to stroke. Transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS)—A device …
www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health…and…/complex-regional-pain-syndrome

New Mirror Therapy study – Navy Research Center

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:44:15 +0000

2010 Navy Medicine Research Symposium
Mirror therapy was recently shown effective in the treatment of phantom limb pain, however, the incidence of phantom limb pain in patients undergoing …

Mirror Therapy evidence – phantom limb

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:37:02 +0000

The Daily Post: Reflecting Phantom Limbs
By Bryan Lewis
Over time, the pain went away and the man could move on with his life. Pretty amazing, no? If you want to read more about it, just Google “phantom limb mirror therapy” and it will pull up some scholarly papers written on the subject. …
The Daily Post – http://bryangregorylewis.blogspot.com/