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Mirror therapy in the treatment of phantom limb pain following traumatic upper limb amputation – a case report [PDF]

Chirurgia Narządów Ruchu i Ortopedia Polska
Introduction. Phantom limb pain is a common complication after limb amputation, involving cortical reorganization and disturbed sensorimotor integration.
Karina Szczypiór-Piasecka
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Motor cortex representation of the upper-limb in individuals born without a hand. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
The body schema is an action-related representation of the body that arises from activity in a network of multiple brain areas. While it was initially thought that the body schema developed with experience, the existence of phantom limbs in individuals ...
Karen T Reilly, Angela Sirigu
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Early and effective use of ketamine for treatment of phantom limb pain

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2010
Treatment for phantom limb pain is difficult and challenging. There is often suboptimum treatment with fewer than 10% receiving lasting relief. Treatments based broadly on other neuropathic pains may not be appropriate for a clinical success. We report a
Harsha Shanthanna, Medha Huilgol, Vinay Kumar Manivackam   +2 more
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Phantom limb pain [PDF]

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2000
Phantom pain is experienced by 60% to 80% of patients following limb amputation but is only severe in about 5% to 10% of cases. The mechanisms underlying pain in amputees are not fully understood, but factors in both the peripheral and central nervous system play a role.
L, Nikolajsen, T S, Jensen
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Pain in Phantom Limbs [PDF]

BMJ, 1948
R E M, BOWDEN, J R, NAPIER
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Phantom Sensations Influenced by Global and Local Modifications of the Prosthetic Socket as a Potential Solution for Natural Somatosensory Feedback During Walking: A Preliminary Study of a Single Case

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
Following lower limb amputation, amputees are trained to walk with a prosthesis. The loss of a lower limb deprives them of essential somatosensory information, which is one of the causes of the difficulties of walking with a prosthesis.
Lisa Bachini, Stéphane Liszez, Serge Mesure, Claire Mahé, Amélie Touillet, Isabelle Loiret, Jean Paysant, Jozina B. De Graaf   +7 more
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Phantom Limb Syndrome: An Ayurvedic Perspective [PDF]

, 2022
Phantom limb syndrome is a condition in which patients experience sensations, painful or otherwise, in a limb that does not exist. Phantom pain results from a condition called learned paralysis.
M.R. Sajjanshetty, null V.V. Goudar, V.V. Goudar, null B.H. Katti, null M.R. Sajjanshetty, Shakeel H Jamakhane, B.H. Katti, null Shakeel H Jamakhane   +7 more
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Effect of Limb Massage and Exercises on Phantom Limb Pain among Amputee Patients [PDF]

Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2016
Phantom limb pain is experienced when the brain sends pain signals to limbs that arenot there. Ongoing military conflicts, motor vehicle crashes and machinery accidents cancause traumatic injuries requiring amputation.
Nassim Saker
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PHANTOM LIMBS AND THE BODY SCHEMA [PDF]

Survey of Anesthesiology, 1974
En 1911, Head et Holmes suggeraient l’existence, au niveau de la preconscience, d’une image corporelle ou “schema” jouant le role d’un modele postural avec lequel tous les changements d’attitude etaient mesures avant de penetrer jusqu’a la conscience.
P R, Bromage, R, Melzack
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The phantom limb in dreams [PDF]

Consciousness and Cognition, 2008
Mulder and colleagues [Mulder, T., Hochstenbach, J., Dijkstra, P. U., Geertzen, J. H. B. (2008). Born to adapt, but not in your dreams. Consciousness and Cognition, 17, 1266-1271.] report that a majority of amputees continue to experience a normally-limbed body during their night dreams.
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