A comparison of the effects of mirror therapy and phantom exercises on phantom limb pain

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Anaforoglu Kulunkoglu B., ERBAHÇECİ F., ALKAN A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.49, no.1, pp.101-109, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1712-166
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.101-109
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Although mirror therapy (MT) and phantom exercises (PE) have been shown to reduce pain, the efficacy of these methods in terms of pain, quality of life (QoL), and psychological status (PS) has not been investigated and compared to date. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is any difference between MT and PE in the treatment of phantom limb pain (PIP).