Maclachlan Et Al Flashcards
(14 cards)
Aim
To report the effects of mirror treatment on a person with lower limb amputation, who is experiencing distress
Sample
Alan at32 year-old
How did he lose his leg?
He had a rare bacterial infection that resulted him in becoming extremely ill and having to have his leg removed
What happened after he lost his leg?
He spent time in an invasive care unit and did not become constantly aware that he had lost his leg
After how long did he become consciously aware that his leg had been amputated
Five weeks and then he was sent to a specialist unit where he was referred to a clinical psychologist due to experiencing phantom Lim pain
What did he initial initially? Try to get rid of the PLP
He was prescribed pain medications, and advised to use TENS
What is TENS?
A machine that sends electrical policies through your skin, which result in the release of endorphins which stop the pain signal is in the brain
What happened after taking TENS
His pain became worse. This is when he tried mirror
What were the results of the mirror treatment?
After four weeks of using the treatment, he rate his pain is zero which was previously a five and an annoying. He felt that he had more control over his phantom limp pain.
Conclusions
Mirror treatment is useful and effective way to treat phantom limb pain it avoids patient having to take medication which can have negative side effects and it gives patient control over their own pain
Patient with phantom and pain can have free well to control their pain
Strength
A strength is that it’s a case study methodology. This study gives detailed insight into the background of the patient and how effective the treatment was compared to other treatments, such as medication and TNS. This makes it more valid.
What are the weaknesses?
As it was a case study, the findings cannot be generalized from one individual to the wider population. This is because their experiences of using your treatment and maybe completely different to other people who experience philosophy, especially as we know the pain is subjective and can differ due to culture and gender
Another week is that the research is acknowledged the possibility of placebo effect. This is where the knowledge that you’re receiving treatment can have a positive effect for example, the attention that Alan has gotten from Clinic as part of the treatment or even change of dressing must of contributed to the results lowering its validity.
Determinism versus Fewell
TNES
Transcutaneous nerve electrical stimulation
