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JanAtheCPA
Beloved Grand Eagle
I've done visualization meditations that accomplish the same thing. Perhaps it takes a bit more mindfulness, which is not a bad thing. In my case it was arm pain that had only been bothering me for a few weeks.
I would certainly give it a try. Can't hurt!
I would certainly give it a try. Can't hurt!
fridaynotes
Well known member
i think talking to myself in the mirror is a good and healthy habit.
JanAtheCPA
Beloved Grand Eagle
@fridaynotes 
but also true.
@Bk1959, I've been fascinated with the connection between phantom limb pain and TMS ever since I saw the Ted Talk from 2013 with VS Ramachandran, who came up with mirror therapy. It will be interesting to find out if mirror therapy is applicable to chronic pain in existing limbs. It might be more effective for pain that is motion-activated, rather than static. Although if the pain is static, you don't even need a mirror in order to meditate on the pain-free limb, and visualize a transfer of the sensation of "no pain" to the other limb. Which is essentially what I have done, with success.
but also true.@Bk1959, I've been fascinated with the connection between phantom limb pain and TMS ever since I saw the Ted Talk from 2013 with VS Ramachandran, who came up with mirror therapy. It will be interesting to find out if mirror therapy is applicable to chronic pain in existing limbs. It might be more effective for pain that is motion-activated, rather than static. Although if the pain is static, you don't even need a mirror in order to meditate on the pain-free limb, and visualize a transfer of the sensation of "no pain" to the other limb. Which is essentially what I have done, with success.
