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Walter Reed Army Medical Center reported

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:10:45 +0000

Consider “Mirror Therapy” for Phantom Limb Pain in the ICU …
Investigators at Walter Reed Army Medical Center have reported that mirror therapyfor phantom limb pain was strikingly effective in a randomized, …
www.internalmedicinenews.com/…/5697ded167.html

CRPS type 1 after a Stroke

Dave Daniels — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:10:14 +0000

This study shows a significant recovery of grip strength and hand movement of the paretic arm in chronic stroke patients after 2 weeks of intense mirror therapy program. www.rsds.org/pdfsall/Cacchio_etal.pdf

Alternative Treatment for Stroke

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:50:06 +0000

Mirror Therapy | Mental Movement Therapy The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehab also published a study in 2007, comparing the use of mirror therapy with traditional PT to a group that …
www.rehabafterstroke.com/mirror-therapy

children with hemiplegia a pilot study

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:52:12 +0000

Mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia: a pilot study.
Mirror therapy, which provides the visual illusion of a functional paretic limb by using the mirror reflection of the non-paretic arm, is used in the …
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21410693

Increase movement using mirror box therapy

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:58:25 +0000

One of the best videos I have come across demonstrating mirror box therapy and how the increase in movement can be achieved.

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Mirror Therapy – ZOCIAL.tv
This video shows you how to do mirror therapy for a broad range of chronic pain syndromes. For more information visit my blog: …
www.zocial.tv/today/Education/11998180/mirror-therapy

Video testimonial mirror therapy works

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:41:54 +0000

Mark constantino testifies mirror therapy works. Mark was reluctant to try mirror box therapy, but now testifies to its effects. Mark story start about 3 1/2 min in, but watch the whole video it also demonstrates a new thinking of mirror therapy for double amputee with the help of the physiotherapist.

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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Information for Patients and Families

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:11:42 +0000

Mirror therapy is a specific therapy designed to strengthen arms and hands weakened by a stroke. In mirror therapy, we use movements of the stronger hand and arm to “trick our brain” into thinking that the weaker arm is moving. Researchers have shown that this “tricking of the brain” actually works…

Read the full article at http://strokengine.ca/admin/patient/Mirror%20Therapy-Family%20InformationDec2010.pdf

stroke patients regain use of limbs

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:27:32 +0000

De Antoniis, 72, said after just five sessions he is getting some feeling back for the first time in years.

Mirror therapy helps stroke patients regain use of limbs read more…

Mirror therapy helps stroke patients regain use of limbs Live …
New mirror therapy is helping stroke patients return feeling and movement to paralyzed limps..
www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13989396

AMPUTEE NEWS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS

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.