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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb sensation (PLS) are common and distressing sequelae of amputation. Current pain management following amputation is challenging and unsatisfying.
Qin Guo +3 more
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Neural Regeneration Research, 2022 Phantom limb pain is a chronic pain syndrome that is difficult to cope with. Despite neurostimulation treatment is indicated for refractory neuropathic pain, there is scant evidence from randomized controlled trials to recommend it as the treatment ...
M Ángeles Garcia-Pallero +4 more
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Neuromodulation Techniques in Phantom Limb Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2020 OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of neuromodulation techniques in adults with phantom limb pain (PLP). METHODS A systematic search was performed, comprising randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental (QE) studies that were published ...
Kevin Pacheco‐Barrios +2 more
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Protective and Risk Factors for Phantom Limb Pain and Residual Limb Pain Severity
Pain Practice, 2020 The exact mechanisms underlying the development and maintenance of phantom limb pain (PLP) are still unclear. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting pain intensity in patients with chronic, lower limb, traumatic PLP.
Marionna Münger +7 more
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Making sense of phantom limb pain
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2022 Phantom limb pain (PLP) impacts the majority of individuals who undergo limb amputation. The PLP experience is highly heterogenous in its quality, intensity, frequency and severity.
Hunter R. Schone +6 more
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Clinical updates on phantom limb pain
PAIN Reports, 2021 Phantom limb pain is highly prevalent after amputation. Treatment results will probably benefit from an interdisciplinary team and individually adapted surgical, prosthetic and pain medicine approaches.
J. Erlenwein +4 more
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PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 2021 Phantom limb pain (PLP) is common and often accompanied by serious suffering. Current systematic‐review evidence suggests that recommended treatments are no more effective than placebo for reducing PLP.
K. Limakatso, R. Parker
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Managing acute phantom limb pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Introduction Phantom limb pain is characterized by painful sensations in the amputated limb. The clinical presentation of acute phantom limb pain may differ from that of patients with chronic phantom limb pain.
Katleho Limakatso
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Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2021 Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a frequent complication in amputees, which is often refractory to treatments. We aim to assess in a factorial trial the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and mirror therapy (MT) in patients with ...
M. Gunduz +11 more
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European Journal of Pain, 2022 Phantom limb pain (PLP) concerns >50% of amputees and has a negative impact on their rehabilitation, mental health and quality of life. Mirror therapy (MT) is a promising strategy, but its effectiveness remains controversial.
Matthieu Guémann +4 more
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