Hey Vanessa,

You may want to read up on phantom pain too - it's all kind of connected with the mirror-pain thing. There's been some research recently, saw a documentary, on treating phantom limb pain.

They have made great strides by getting the patient to look at his body with a mirror positioned so that from his angle he can see the remaining limb reflected on the other side - so it looks to him like he's got his arm or leg back.

Apparently, when we lose a body part, the brain overwrites that part of the brain that was used for the missing limb, and other information invades that area, taking it over.

By using the mirrors, the eyes tell the brain to overwrite again, retrieve the missing information, and return the balance to its normal state.

This area of research is really fascinating,
all the best!