Chronic pain in limbs-CRPS ,details and causes

**Nate** · #1 06-01-2010, 12:27 PM

Chronic pain in limbs-CRPS ,details and causes

By arun | February 4, 2010

"Some patients suffering from chronic pain in their limbs have found unlikely source of relief-mirrors. Researchers say the drug free treatment works on people with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and repetitive strain injury (RSI) because it tricks the brain into correcting it distorted image of the body.
CRPS occurs in about one third of the people who fracture their wrists: They suffer unexplained persistent pain in their hand, arm or shoulder once supportive plaster cast is removed. The pain can be so bad that some patients beg for their arm to be amputated, says Candy McCabe, who developed the novel mirror therapy at the University of Bath in the UK.
In the study eight CRPS patients sat in front of long mirrors. These were placed that each person could see only the healthy half of their body, along with another reflection of the same half.
The result was that the side of the body with the painful arm was hidden from their view and it appeared to the patients as if they had two healthy arms. They were told to concentrate hard on the image ..."

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http://www.healthpapa.com/chronic-pain-in-limbs-crps-details-and-causes

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