Table 3.
The rationales and percentage of experts who provided supporting rationale for each treatment
| Treatment | The percentage of experts who provided a rationale for supporting each treatment | Total percentage of experts who provided supporting rationale for treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is some scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of the treatment | The treatment is effective in clinical practice | There is some scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of the treatment and the treatment is effective in clinical practice | ||
| Mirror therapy | 21.1 | 15.8 | 57.9 | 94.8 |
| Graded motor imagery | 26.3 | 26.3 | 42.1 | 94.7 |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy | 5.3 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 78.9 |
| Sensory discrimination training | 21.1 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 68.5 |
| Virtual reality treatment | 10.5 | 36.8 | 21.1 | 68.4 |
| Use of functional prosthesis | 22.2 | 16.7 | 27.8 | 66.7 |
| Amitriptyline | 23.5 | 5.9 | 35.3 | 64.7 |