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Mirror Boxes distributed by End the Pain Project

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:24:47 +0000

Folding Mirror Boxes were donated to the End the Pain Project http://endthepainproject.org by mirrorboxtherpy.com sponsor , Reflex Pain Management ltd www.reflexpainmanagement.com . They have been shipped to the National School for Prosthetists in Hanoi; an NGO in central Vietnam; the Veteran’s Rehabilitation Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and they are negotiating a hand loss/phantom pain pilot with a leprosy hospital in West Bengal connected to 16 other leprosy hospitals in Bangladesh.

We wish them all the success with there mirror boxes.

Mirror therapy was first described by V.S. Ramachandran, but has since been proven in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) / RSD, and stroke rehabilitation, as well as for hand and foot rehabilitation following an injury or surgery. www.mirrorboxtherapy.com is a good place to start; it has lots of information and a link to where you can purchase a mirror box.

‘Mirror Therapy’ Appears to Reduce Post-Amputation Pain

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:25:59 +0000

A technique called mirror therapy can help reduce phantom pain in soldiers who’ve had limbs amputated, a new study shows…
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100253523

Moving the phantom limb

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:53:07 +0000

Sometimes a phantom limb is retracted or curled into a position where it can not be inserted in to a mirror box, this video describes how to get the phantom into a position so mirror box therapy can be used. This is another great video from Andrew T. austin ,

Health News:phantom limb pains

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:18:13 +0000

A study has found that a simple technique known as mirror therapy can effectively prevent phantom limb pains in patients undergoing amputation of an arm or leg. http://blog.taragana.com/health/2010/01/21/mirror-therapy-prevents-phantom-limb-pains-in-patients-undergoing-amputation-18542/

Mirror box therapy on hit TV show house

Tue, 25 May 2010 15:34:29 +0000

Mirror Therapy was used in the hit TV show HOUSE, with dramatic results. This is not a camera or mirror trick it can really produce this kind of result. For those who missed it watch it now but be quick it was remove for the net the last time due to copy right law.

phantom pain the movie

Mon, 24 May 2010 17:11:29 +0000

Phantom Pain / Phantomschmerz : Vancouver Film Premiere – Eventbrite
Based upon the true story of Vancouver’s Stephen Sumner, a world-class cyclist whose promising career was cut short by a road accident that left him an amputee suffering intense phantom limb pain
phantompain.eventbrite.com/

Phantom limb “Pain is an Opinion”

Mon, 24 May 2010 02:55:26 +0000

How understanding discoveries in neurology can help treat and prevent chronic pain right now. He tells the story of an extraordinary cure of a man with phantom limb pain, tortured by agony in a clenched fist that was not there. With a clever arrangement of mirrors,

The Haven Shen » Pain is an Opinion
Since then, “mirror therapy” has been studied and applied in many ways. A good quality 2007 study showed that mirrors aren’t actually necessary to achieve this effect. Mirror therapy is probably just a “fun” way to visualize healthy …
The Haven Shen – http://www.haven.ca/shenblog/

Phantom pain Home-based self-delivered mirror therapy

Tue, 11 May 2010 15:46:57 +0000

Research | Beth Darnall, PhD
While mirror therapy has long known to be effective for treating phantom pain in amputees, Dr. Darnall’s research is showing that patients can treat …
bethdarnall.com/research

CRPS / RSD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:46:34 +0000

CRPS / RSDReflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex regional pain syndrome …
By Staff
Recent research has utilized mirror therapy to significantly reduce pain levels in CRPS patients, where the affected limb is placed within a mirror box, such that the unaffected limb is reflected in such a way as to make the patient …
Health & Beauty Products, Tips,… – http://www.herbalfreak.com/medical-condition/

Not Just Smoke and Mirrors, therapy that works

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:23:08 +0000

Not Just Smoke and Mirrors on ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab …
One example of such a recovery option is mirror therapy. Much research remains to be done to fully prove efficacy of mirror therapy. …
physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Columns/…/Not-Just-Smoke-and-Mirrors.aspx