Could distorted body image be contributing
to symptoms?
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Design
10 patients with CRPS of one hand Random allocation
Control Clear Magnified Minified
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0
40
10 200
Change in pain
(100 mm VAS)
M R
Trial time (minutes)
Control
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0
40
10 200
Change in pain
(100 mm VAS)
M R
Trial time (minutes)
Control Clear
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0
40
10 200
Change in pain
(100 mm VAS)
M R
Trial time (minutes)
Control Clear Magnified
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0
40
10 200
Change in pain
(100 mm VAS)
M R
Trial time (minutes)
Control Clear Magnified Minified
Moseley, Parsons & Spence 2008 Current Biology 18; 1047-8
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0
100
Peak pain(100 mm
VAS)
Ctrl Clear Mag.Recovery time (minutes)
200
*
*
Ctrl
Clear
Mag.
A B
0.8
1.2
Post-task swelling(aff/unaff)
*
Control Clear Magnified
* *
*
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Moseley, Parsons & Spence 2008 Current Biology 18, 1047-8
0
100
Peak pain(100 mm
VAS)
Ctrl Clear Mag. Min.Recovery time (minutes)
200
**
Ctrl
Clear
Mag.
Min.A B
0.8
1.2
Post-task swelling(aff/unaff)
*
**
Control Clear Magnified Minified
Moseley, Parsons & Spence 2008 Current Biology 18; 1047-8
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