October 15, 2008 (Vienna, Austria) — Mirror therapy, a strategy that has been used successfully to treat phantom pain after amputation, may promote recovery from hemiplegia after a stroke, a new study ...
A stroke is a devastating condition that disrupts proper brain function. After a stroke, many patients will typically experience pain in the limbs on the side of their bodies opposite to the brain ...
Mirror box therapy was initially developed by V. S. Ramachandran. The purpose of this new medical device was to try to reduce what was described as “phantom limb pain.” Mirror box therapy is defined ...