Posts Tagged ‘mirror therapy’
Psychology Today and 20 two 5
Psychology Today and 20 two 5, both have post where VS Ramachandran’s experiments with the mirror box come readily to mind as examples of this type of research. Fascinating read and worth 2 Min's of your time. Mirror therapy is not only used for phantom limb but also CRPS/RSD and for stroke rehabilitation. The Brain Can Change Itself: [...]
The Economic Times reports on mirror therapy.
Although the mirror box in this article is described as having two mirrors, this is only to make it left or right handed. A single compartment works just as effectively and the box is simply turned over. www.mirrorboxtherapy.com Marco Polo of neuroscience describes mirror box treatment for ... To retrain the brain as part of the mirror box it's a [...]
BBC news article
Mirrors used to trick the brain. An incite into Mirror Therapy as covered by the BBC in May http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8026512.stm Patients in Bristol and Bath are using mirrors to fight Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) - a condition that causes extreme pain in their limbs. The article follows Martin Forsyth who has been [...]
Phantom Limb and Mirror Therapy
This Mirror Box Therapy article is designed to provide a lay explanation of Phantom Limb Pain. Whilst this website advocates the use of Mirror Therapy for Phantom Limb pain we are not giving specific medical advice. For such advice you should consult your GP or your specialist. The term Phantom Limb has been bounding around for about 130 years [...]