Trajectory of phantom limb pain relief using mirror therapy: Retrospective analysis of two studies

Conclusion The degree of PLP at baseline predicts when mirror therapy relieves pain. Implications This article indicates that the degree of baseline PLP affects when mirror therapy relieves pain: relief occurs by session 7 in patients with low PLP but by session 21 in patients with high PLP. Clinicians should anticipate slower pain relief in patients who begin treatment with high levels of pain. ClinicalTrials.gov numbers: NCT00623818 and NCT00662415.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research