title: The effect of virtual visual feedback on supernumerary phantom limb pain in a patient with high cervical cord injury: a single-case design study.
abstract: We characterized the effect of virtual visual feedback (VVF) on supernumerary phantom limb pain (SPLP) in a patient with high cervical cord injury. The subject was a 22-year-old man diagnosed with complete spinal cord injury (level C2) approximately 5 years ago. We applied the ABA'B' single-case design and set phases B and B' as intervention phases for comparison. SPLP significantly improved in comparison of phase A with phase B and phase A with phase B'. We suggest that VVF reduces SPLP and the effect lasts after VVF.
authors: a Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Kio University , Nara , Japan.
authors: Osamu
authors: O
authors: Katayama
authors: Hidemasa
authors: H
authors: Iki
authors: Shunji
authors: S
authors: Sawa
authors: Michihiro
authors: M
authors: Osumi
authors: Shu
authors: S
authors: Morioka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D066193:Cervical Cord / Q000293:injuries; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D056228:Feedback, Sensory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: high cervical cord injury; sensory–motor incongruence; sensory–motor loop; supernumerary phantom limb pain; virtual visual feedback