Mirror treatment of lower limb phantom pain: A case study
Mirror treatment of lower limb phantom pain: A case study
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DOI：
10.1080/09638280410001708913
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发表时间：
2004-07-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Waloch, J
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作者：
MacLachlan, M;McDonald, D;Waloch, J
目的：幻肢痛（PLP）对截肢患者来说是一种持久而痛苦的经历。先前的研究表明，“镜像治疗”可以减少一些上肢截肢者的幻相，并且可以增加下肢截肢者对幻相的运动控制感，而这些人没有报告幻相。目前还没有关于下肢幻肢痛“镜像治疗”的报道。方法：我们提出了第一个使用“镜像治疗”的案例研究，在治疗时报告PLP的下肢截肢患者。结果：在干预期间，他的PLP显著降低，幻肢运动控制感增加，幻肢各方面发生变化。结论：本案例研究在常规临床环境下进行，支持下肢截肢患者PLP“镜像治疗”的潜力。
Purpose : Phantom limb pain (PLP) can be an enduring and distressing experience for people with amputations. Previous research has shown that 'mirror treatment' can reduce PLP for some people who have an upper limb amputation, and that it can increase a sense of motor control over the phantom in people with lower limb amputations who are not reporting PLP. There has been no previous report of therapeutic 'mirror treatment' for lower-limb phantom pain.Method : We present the first case study of the use of 'mirror treatment' in a person with a lower limb amputation who was reporting PLP at the time of treatment.Results : During the intervention there was a significant reduction in his PLP, an increase in sense of motor control over the phantom and a change in aspects of the phantom limb that was experienced.Conclusion : This case study, conducted in a conventional clinical setting, supports the potential of 'mirror treatment' for PLP in people with a lower limb amputation.