Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Blog - Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis LLP

A doctor has developed a brand-new treatment to combat phantom pains experienced by people who lost their limbs as a result of auto accidents, military action, construction accidents or other causes: mirror therapy. For these patients, a mirror is used to give patients the visual impression that their absent limbs are still present.

In mirror therapy, the patient is asked seated on a flat surface and move the remaining leg in front of a mirror, creating the impression that two legs are moving together. In a study, all patients utilizing mirror therapy saw significant decreases in the occurrence of their phantom pain, whereas patients asked to visualize their phantom limbs usually experienced an increase in pain. But when patients moved to mirror therapy, 90 % of them saw improvement.

Unfortunately, although the treatment can remove phantom pain, it cannot return the lost limb, or the attendant cost of living without your limb. But a serious injury lawyer from Pomerantz, Perlberger, and Lewis, LLP, can help you receive payment for damages. Contact us today for a free initial consultation.