New Phantom Limb Pain Therapy

This is a fascinating article on a therapy that uses mirrors to treat Phantom Limb Pain. Phantom limb pain is experienced by people who have lost a limb and is described as excruciating pain in the location where the limb used to be.

He tried several painkillers, including methadone, but the pain didn’t let up. Then a Navy neurologist, Dr. Jack W. Tsao, asked him to try a new approach that requires patients to move the intact limb while watching the action in a mirror.

“As soon as I started the treatment, I noticed a remarkable change,” says Paupore, who has stopped taking painkillers. “I could see really big improvement, really fast.”