Home-based self-delivered mirror therapy for phantom pain: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-260

  Darnall, Beth D ^a   Li, Hong ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; Limb loss; Mirror therapy; Phantom pain; Self treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGNOSIA; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOM LIMB; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863269006     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0933     Document Type: Article

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