Home - The Book and The Therapy Mirror
CRPS Self Help hopes to contribute to creating an awareness of the devastating effects of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
The author of the book Sunny Boshoff, developed CRPS after a crush injury to her right hand. She began using her left hand to write a diary. This evolved into CRPS Awareness, which records the array of symptoms she experienced and the extraordinary lack of awareness which unfolded as she tried to understand what was happening to her. The book tells of her journey and discoveries.
The Therapy Mirror is available now on Amazon.co.uk and the book will be available in the Autumn
During her treatment in an Occupational Therapy Unit Sunny was introduced to Visual Feedback Therapy using a mirror.
The technique of using mirrors in Visual Feedback Therapy was developed by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, a distinguished neuroscientist, while working with amputees experiencing "phantom limb" pain. Some who have lost a limb can still experience often vivid and painful sensations in the location of that limb which has been amputated. The technique has also been noted to help in the management of pain in other conditions. Mirror Therapy can help to stimulate movement where there has been paralysis due to a stroke, or immobility after trauma due to swelling or casts and in the case of CRPS/RSD where there is a cluster of painful symptoms and immobility. Sunny designed a fold up Therapy Mirror to use at home which was lightweight and could be easily managed using only one hand. It is important that the hand being reflected is healthy.
This Therapy Mirror is simple to handle and allows for a wide range of movements of the hand and wrist as it consists of only two sides.
