Analgesia through the looking-glass? A randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of viewing a 'virtual' limb upon phantom limb pain, sensation and movement

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-436

  Brodie, Eric E ^a   Whyte, Anne ^b   Niven, Catherine A ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired limb loss; Movement; Phantom limb pain; Phantom limb sensations; Phantom limbs; Virtual limbs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGNOSIA; ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANALGESIA; AWARENESS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM LIMB; SENSATION;

EID: 33847614309     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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