Des miroirs pour traiter la douleur, pourquoi?

Berquin, Anne;Leroy, Bruno;Mouraux, Dominique;Voodecker, Philippe
(2015) Douleurs : evaluation - diagnostic - traitement — Vol. 16, n° 3, p. 124-130 (2015)

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  • Berquin, AnneUCLouvain
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  • Leroy, BrunoService de médecine physique et réadaptation, centre hospitalier régional de la Citadelle
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  • Mouraux, DominiqueCentre de réadaptation de l’appareil locomoteur, hôpital Érasme, cliniques universitaires de Bruxelles
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  • Voodecker, PhilippeService de neurologie et de neurochirurgie, hôpital Érasme ULB
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Abstract
Mirror therapy is more and more often suggested for the treatment of particular neuropathic pain syndromes, in complement to rehabilitation. Its mechanism of action is poorly elucidated and several non-exclusive hypotheses have been suggested: improvement of sensorimotor congruence, pain modulation by vision, mirror neurons activation, reduction of kinesiophobia, attentional effects, changes in cortical excitability. Even if case reports have given encouraging results, the few controlled studies have given more mixed results. More studies are necessary to better test this treatment, assess its modes of action and test the hypothesis suggesting that particular patients subgroups might be more susceptible to this treatment than others. Despite these questions, a few practical recommendations can be done.
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Berquin, A., Leroy, B., Mouraux, D., & Voodecker, P. (2015). Des miroirs pour traiter la douleur, pourquoi? Douleurs : evaluation - diagnostic - traitement, 16(3), 124-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.douler.2015.04.002 (Original work published 2015)