Coping with Incongruence: Mirror Therapy to Manage the Phantom Limb Phenomenon in Pediatric Amputee Patients

In pediatric patients with cancer-related amputations, the incidence of "phantom limb" pain is close to 90% (1). Although its physiopathology has not been fully explained, Mirror Therapy (MT), in conjunction with other treatments, has shown promising results in adults. In children, data is more limited and there are no controlled, prospective studies proving its efficacy, nor is there a standard for when it should be initiated, or its frequency or duration of the sessions (2,3).

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