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Published on: March 1, 2024
The effect of virtual visual feedback on supernumerary phantom limb pain in a patient with high cervical cord injury:
Osamu Katayama1, Hidemasa Iki, Shunji Sawa
1a Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Sciences , Kio University , Nara , Japan.
Abstract:
We characterized the effect of virtual visual feedback (VVF) on supernumerary phantom limb pain (SPLP) in a patient with high cervical cord injury. The subject was a 22-year-old man diagnosed with complete spinal cord injury (level C2) approximately 5 years ago. We applied the ABA'B' single-case design and set phases B and B' as intervention phases for comparison. SPLP significantly improved in comparison of phase A with phase B and phase A with phase B'. We suggest that VVF reduces SPLP and the effect lasts after VVF.
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