Investigating the efficacy of a virtual mirror box in treating phantom limb pain in a sample of chronic sufferers

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Murray, Craig D ^a   Patchick, Emma ^a   Pettifer, Stephen ^a   Howard, Toby ^a   Caillette, Fabrice ^a   Kulkarni, Jai ^b   Bamford, Candy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputee; immersive virtual reality (IVR); mirror box; phantom limb pain (PLP); United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; PHANTOM PAIN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34247270669     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2006.5.3.227     Document Type: Article

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