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Size reduction using Mirror Visual Feedback (MVF) reduces phantom pain
Authors:
V. S. Ramachandran a;
David Brang a;
Paul D. McGeoch a
| Affiliation: | a Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/13554790903081767
Publication Frequency:
6 issues per year
First Published:
October
2009
Subjects:
Clinical Neuropsychology;
Cognitive Neuropsychology;
Cognitive Psychology;
Neuropsychology;
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Abstract
Following limb amputation patients continue to feel the vivid presence of a phantom limb. A majority of patients also experience pain in the phantom and sometimes (as in our case DS) the pain is severe. Remarkably we find that optically 'resurrecting' the phantom with a mirror and using a lens to make the phantom appear to shrink caused the pain to 'shrink' as well.
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| Keywords: Phantom limb; Mirror visual feedback; Neural plasticity; Phantom pain; Somatosensory |
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