British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2001 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.
Lone Nikolajsen, Troels S. Jensen
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Managing acute phantom limb pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a case report [PDF]
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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Is Phantom Limb Awareness Necessary for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain? [PDF]
Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaPhantom limb pain is attributed to abnormal sensorimotor cortical representations. Various feedback treatments have been applied to induce the reorganization of the sensorimotor cortical representations to reduce pain.
Huixiang YANG, Takufumi YANAGISAWA
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Risk Factors Analysis of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees with Malignant Tumors [PDF]
Journal of Pain Research, 2023 Xiulin Huo,1,2 Peiying Huang,1 Hexuan Di,3 Tianxiao Ma,3 Sufang Jiang,1 Jie Yao,4 Lining Huang1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology,
Huo X +6 more
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Epidemiology and risk factors for phantom limb pain [PDF]
Frontiers in Pain ResearchApproximately 356 million limb amputations are performed globally every year. In 2005, the prevalence of limb loss in the United States was 1.6 million people; and it is estimated to increase to 3.6 million by 2050.
Shoji Ishigami +2 more
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Robotic-Enhanced Prosthetic Liners for Vibration Therapy: Reducing Phantom Limb Pain in Transfemoral Amputees [PDF]
SensorsPhantom limb pain, a common challenge for amputees, lacks effective treatment options. Vibration therapy is a promising non-pharmacologic intervention for reducing pain intensity, but its efficacy in alleviating phantom limb pain requires further ...
Kacey Roehrich +2 more
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Combined mirror visual and auditory feedback therapy for upper limb phantom pain: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Phantom limb sensation and phantom limb pain is a very common issue after amputations. In recent years there has been accumulating data implicating 'mirror visual feedback' or 'mirror therapy' as helpful in the treatment of phantom limb ...
Yan Kun, Chernev Ivan, Wilcher Delia G
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Intraoperative cryo nerve block during lower extremity amputation prevents the development of phantom limb pain [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative TechniquesPhantom limb pain is the experience of painful sensations in an amputated limb. It is highly prevalent with unclear etiology. There is no consensus regarding the ideal prevention and treatment of this condition.
Lizabeth A. O’Connor, DMSc, MPH, PA-C +2 more
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The Effectiveness of Intravenous Morphine Infusion as Preemptive Analgesia in Preventing Phantom Limb Pain Following Lower Limb Amputation [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2010 hantom limb pain may reduce ambulation and mobility in amputees, resulting in diminished quality of life. We conducted a prospective study to compare the perioperative analgesic use of intravenous morphine infusion in 27 patients (Group A) and ...
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