Phantom Limb Pain Reduction
Mirror Box Therapy Video
Mirror Box Therapy developed by neurologist V.S. Ramachandran. Demonstrated by Andrew T. Austin, NLP Master Practitioner.
Successful Treatment of Phantom Limb Syndrome at Walter Reed Hospital
Phantom limb pain occurs for at least 90% of limb amputees and can be excruciating, interfering with all aspects of life. Following amputation, the amputee may continue to feel sensations from the missing limb. This suggests limb perceptions may be hard wired in the brain, contributing to sensations of pain that last long after limb loss.
Mirror therapy, developed by the eminent neurologist, V.S. Ramachandran and successfully trialed by Dr. Jack Tsao at Walter Reed Hospital, is a low-cost means to reduce or eliminate on-going pain for landmine and war victims, as well as those affected by accident and disease, around the world.
"The mirror treatment targets the deranged sensor system itself. It essentially takes a misfiring sensor warning system functioning under an illusion that something is terribly wrong out in the world it monitors and feeds it an alternate set of signals that calm it down. The new signals may even reset the sensor". --Dr. Atul Gawande The Itch, New Yorker Magazine June 30,2008.
Inspired by this compelling information, End The Pain Project goals are twofold:
Goal One is to offer the ETPP Toolkit, free for the asking, to all amputees suffering phantom limb pain as well as their caregivers.
Goal Two is to deliver low cost, non-invasive phantom limb pain reduction interventions and related information to rural villages in countries affected by landmines and war. ETPP trains and supports small grassroots teams of facilitators to educate and administer these programs.
Based upon recent breakthroughs in brain research, the ETPP ToolKit is a freely offered resource, a pdf compilation of article links, mirror therapy video links, mirror box construction instructions and self-hypnosis scripts for low-cost, non-invasive elimination or reduction of phantom limb pain.
By committing to consistent, active participation for approximately four to five weeks, you will be joining an expanding group of amputees experiencing reduction or elimination of phantom limb pain.
And to ease phantom limb pain until it is released completely or subsides through the course of the Mirror Therapy, we have developed pain-reducing self-hynosis recordings focused specifically on hand/arm amputations or foot/leg amputations. Soothing narrations and music encourage deep relaxation and pain reduction. Order on CD or as mp3 downloads.
Order the new PAIN REDUCING CD & mp3
YOUR CONTRIBUTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE
End The Pain Project is an action-oriented organization, producing authentic, tangible results. Your contribution goes directly to logistical support, training, tools and other needs.
Your thoughtful donation will be applied to the purchase and transport of unbreakable mirror boxes and non-glass mirrors along with five continuous weeks of mirror therapy to each identified land mine amputee suffering phantom limb pain.
Any donation, no matter how small, helps our small staff to carry out needed non-invasive intervention to reduce or eliminate debilitating phantom limb pain. Our first project this year is focused on Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. As ETPP grows, this effective, low-cost mirror therapy program will be extended to Cambodia, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Laos and other countries affected by landmines and war.
Join the growing numbers who support the End The Pain Project. Thank you for your generosity.
Examples of Mirror Therapy in use with phantom limb arms and legs.
