Evaluation of a Prototype Tool for Communicating Body Perception Disturbances in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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Evaluation of a Prototype Tool for Communicating Body Perception Disturbances in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) experience distressing changes in body perception. However representing body perception is a challenge. A digital media tool for communicating body perception disturbances was developed. A proof of concept study evaluating the acceptability of the application for patients to communicate their body perception is reported in this methods paper. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1662-5161
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00517