Preferred Label : Mirror Movement Therapy;
MeSH definition : Rehabilitation therapy in which a mirror is placed between the arms or legs so that
the image of a moving non-affected limb gives the illusion of normal movement in the
affected limb. This stimulates different brain regions for movement, sensation, and
pain. (www.cochrane.org/CD008449 access 12/28/2020);
Définition CISMeF : Mirror therapy (MT) or mirror visual feedback (MVF) is a therapy for pain or disability
that affects one side of the patient more than the other side. It was invented by
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to treat post-amputation patients who suffered from phantom-limb
pain (PLP). Ramachandran created a visual (and psychological) illusion of two intact
limbs by putting the patient;
MeSH synonym : Mirror Movement Therapies; Movement Therapies, Mirror; Movement Therapy, Mirror; Therapies, Mirror Movement; Therapy, Mirror Movement; Mirror Therapy;
Origin ID : D000088762;
UMLS CUI : C1261201;
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Rehabilitation therapy in which a mirror is placed between the arms or legs so that
the image of a moving non-affected limb gives the illusion of normal movement in the
affected limb. This stimulates different brain regions for movement, sensation, and
pain. (www.cochrane.org/CD008449 access 12/28/2020)
Mirror therapy (MT) or mirror visual feedback (MVF) is a therapy for pain or disability
that affects one side of the patient more than the other side. It was invented by
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to treat post-amputation patients who suffered from phantom-limb
pain (PLP). Ramachandran created a visual (and psychological) illusion of two intact
limbs by putting the patient
