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| title | Is mirror therapy all it is cracked up to be? Current evidence and future directions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| type | article in a journal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| pubmed | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18621484 open in  this window or  new window
note | Mirror therapy appears to be a “fun” way to do a simpler therapy that works just as well — simply visualizing movement (motor imagery). For more extensive excerpts from this article, see Body In Mind.
| authors | G Lorimer Moseley, Alberto Gallace, and Charles Spence
| journal | Pain
| year | 2008
| month | Aug
| volume | 138
| number | 1
| pages | 7-10
| abstract | Despite widespread support of mirror therapy for pain relief in the peer-reviewed, clinical and popular literature, the overwhelming majority of positive data comes from anecdotal reports, which constitute weak evidence at best. Only two well described and robust trials of mirror therapy in isolation exist, on the basis of which we conclude that mirror therapy per se, is probably no better than motor imagery for immediate pain relief, although it is arguably more interesting and might be helpful if used regularly over an extended period. Three high quality trials indicate positive results for a motor imagery program that incorporates mirror therapy, but the role of mirror therapy in the overall effects is not known. Obviously, more robust clinical trials and experimental investigations are still required. In the meantime, the relative dominance of visual input over somatosensory input suggests that mirrors might have utility in pain management and rehabilitation via multisensory interactions. Indeed, mirrors may still have their place in pain practice, but we should be open-minded as to exactly how.
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SY Pain Is an Opinion |
