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How a mirror can ease phantom-limb pain

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When struggling amputees suffer from excruciating phantom cramps in arms or legs they no longer physically possess, doctors use a brilliant optical illusion to trick the patient's brain into visually believing the limb is back, instantly relieving the mysterious tension.

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