Limb amputation results in many types of pain, including localized pain at the stump and projected pain experienced by the patient in the location where the amputated limb used to be, known as phantom limb pain (PLP). The aim of this study is to determine the relative benefits of mirror therapy vs mental imagery in reduction of phantom limb pain. Randomized clinical trial study design will be followed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Patients will be seated close to a table on which a mirror will placed vertically. The normal (i.e., no amputated limb) will be placed in front of the mirror and made to perform movements of the different joints while the patient looking into the mirror.
Mental imagery technique in which patients will be instructed to concentrate on sensations from each area of the body, including the phantom limb. Patients will be advised to imagine comfortable, thorough movement and sensation in the phantom limb, such that they could "stretch away the pain," and finally to "allow the limb to rest in a comfortable position." The actual therapy of "moving" and "feeling" the limb will lasted for 5 minutes. Patients will be asked to perform 40 minutes of meditation and imagery exercises.
Azra Naheed Medical College, Superior University
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Ghurkee Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
The Numeric Rating (NRS)
it is a simple and widely used tool for measuring pain intensity. It consists of a horizontal line with 11 numbered points, ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable). Patients are asked to rate their pain by selecting the number that best describes their current pain intensity
Time frame: 12 Months
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