Therapy Mirror Box | Rehabilitation for Stroke, Phantom Limb Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS & More

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• 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐗: It may seem bizarre that something as simple as a mirror can be used in the treatment of phantom limb pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and stroke rehabilitation, Mirror therapy is a drug free treatment and has been described in medical literature to be of benefit to 80% of users – some even report numbers as high as 95%.
• 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒: Mirror box therapy works by utilizing the visual input of the mirror image of the good limb to replace that of the missing limb to redefine the “smudging” in the somatosensory cortex and thus reduce phantom pain and sensation.
• 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐗 The mirror box specs is mainly for arm/hand/wrist - may fit small feet, Easy to fold and keep after use too
• 𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐑𝐏𝐒: By performing your rehabilitation exercises within the mirror box using both limbs (one within the box and one in front of the mirror) and seeing a mirror image (instead of the injured extremity ) working normally the somatosensory cortex is encouraged to normalize and the threat to movement is reduced.
• 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍: Patients recovering from surgery following trauma particularly involving the hand may find moving that hand difficult, part of this difficulty is thought to be due to the immobilization smudging the somatosensory cortex. Recent work has shown that using a mirror box as part of the rehab program can facilitate recovery.