title: Self-delivered home-based mirror therapy for lower limb phantom pain.
abstract: Home-based patient-delivered mirror therapy is a promising approach in the treatment of phantom limb pain. Previous studies and case reports of mirror therapy have used a therapist-guided, structured protocol of exercises. No case report has described treatment for either upper or lower limb phantom pain by using home-based patient-delivered mirror therapy. The success of this case demonstrates that home-based patient-delivered mirror therapy may be an efficacious, low-cost treatment option that would eliminate many traditional barriers to care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
authors.forename: Beth D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Darnall
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D006699:Home Care Services; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted