Robotic therapy for phantom limb pain in upper limb amputees

The system described in this paper combines virtual reality with haptic feedback to increase the level of immersion and invoke the sense of agency in patients with phantom limb pain with the aim of reducing perceived pain. This paper presents three case studies of an on-going clinical study. The ini...

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Published in2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) Vol. 2017; pp. 1019 - 1024
Main Authors Snow, Peter W., Sedki, Imad, Sinisi, Marco, Comley, Richard, Loureiro, Rui C. V.
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.07.2017
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Amputees - rehabilitation
Atmospheric measurements
Haptic interfaces
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain
Particle measurements
Phantom Limb - rehabilitation
Phantoms
Rehabilitation - methods
Robot sensing systems
Robotics - methods
Touch - physiology
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - methods
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Summary:The system described in this paper combines virtual reality with haptic feedback to increase the level of immersion and invoke the sense of agency in patients with phantom limb pain with the aim of reducing perceived pain. This paper presents three case studies of an on-going clinical study. The initial results suggest an increased sense of embodiment of the virtual limb promotes a decrease in perceived levels of pain. The results strengthen the view that the cortical map does not fully "disappear" yet lays dormant.
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ISSN:1945-7901
DOI:10.1109/ICORR.2017.8009383