The treatment of phantom limb pain using immersive virtual reality: Three case studies
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The treatment of phantom limb pain using immersive virtual reality: three case studies.
PURPOSE This paper describes the design and implementation of a case study based investigation using immersive virtual reality as a treatment for phantom limb pain. METHOD Three participants who experienced phantom limb pain (two with an upper-limb amputation, and one with a lower-limb amputation) took part in between 2 and 5 immersive virtual reality (IVR) sessions over a 3-week period. The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disability and Rehabilitation
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0963-8288,1464-5165
DOI: 10.1080/09638280601107385