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Mirror Visual Feedback Therapy For Treatment Of Phantom Limb Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline, Erick Moon, Roger Allen, Garret Hoskins

Physical Therapy Research Symposium

Authors: Garrett B Hoskins, SPT; Erick T Moon, SPT; Roger J. Allen, PT, PhD

Mirror visual feedback therapy for treatment of phantom limb pain: a clinical practice guideline.

Purpose: A growing number of recent controlled studies report mirror visual feedback therapy (MT) holds promise for treatment of phantom limb pain (PLP) following amputation, via facilitation of neuroplastic cortical remodeling. However, available research reports typically do not contain sufficient detail regarding the MT components utilized to allow clinicians to implement protocols found to be effective. The purpose of this study was to synthesize a clinical practice guideline, based on a systematic …

International Service Learning: An Overview, Kaitlynn L.C. Mckirgan Spt, Daniel Murty Spt, Dr. Holly Roberts Pt, Dpt, Gcs, Ncs

Physical Therapy Research Symposium

International Service Learning: An Overview

Kaitlynn McKirgan, SPT; Daniel Murty, SPT; Dr. Holly Roberts, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS

Affiliation: 1. The School of Physical Therapy, University of Puget Sound

Abstract

Purpose

A wide range of healthcare disciplines including nursing, public health, occupational therapy, and physical therapy (PT) now recognize global health participation and education as a necessary component of healthcare education. Increasingly, students applying to and choosing which PT program to attend must now consider the design, purpose, benefits, and potential drawbacks of such a program in their education. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of …