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Methadone for Phantom Limb Pain [PDF]
The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2002 The objective of this case series was to determine if severe phantom limb pain could be reduced with oral methadone.Four cases of phantom limb pain refractory to multiple treatment modalities were treated with oral methadone.Pain clinic at a major university medical center.Four patients with severe, intractable phantom limb pain.Oral methadone was ...
Bergmans, Lonneke +3 more
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Phantom Limb and pain after traumatic lower extremity amputation.
مجلة كلية الطب, 2014 Background: Pain after amputation is a common squeal, patients often have a phantom limb sensation too, which can be painful or painless. Objectives: This study describes the sensations and pain reported by patients after traumatic amputation of ...
Adnan H. Hnoosh
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Fantom pain: Case report [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, 2017 Background Phantom limb pain is a common problem after limb amputation (41-85%). It is described as an extremely painful sensation in the missing part of the body that can last for hours, days or even years.
Marić Sanja S. +5 more
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Phantom Pain Reduction by Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Treatment [PDF]
, 2010 Based on our years of experience testing a technique called non-ionizing Electromagnetic-Own-Signal-Treatment (EMOST), here, we present our preliminary results for phantom pain reduction by this method under clinical circumstances.
Istvan Bokkon
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Treatment of phantom pain with contralateral injection into tender points: a new method of treatment
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2015 Objective The aim of this study was to ascertain the existence of contralateral painful muscle areas mirroring phantom pain and to evaluate the short-term effects of anaesthetics versus saline, injected contralaterally to control phantom and phantom limb
Alaa A El Aziz Labeeb, Roberto Casale
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Structured movement representations of a phantom limb associated with phantom limb pain [PDF]
, 2015 The relation between phantom limb pain (PLP) and the movement representation of a phantom limb remains controversial in several areas of neurorehabilitation, although there are a few studies in which the representation of phantom limb movement was ...
Osumi Michihiro +7 more
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Agency over Phantom Limb Enhanced by Short-Term Mirror Therapy
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 Most amputees experience phantom limb, whereby they feel that the amputated limb is still present. In some cases, these experiences include pain that can be alleviated by “mirror therapy.” Mirror therapy consists of superimposing a mirrored image of the ...
Shu Imaizumi +4 more
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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 +2 more
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PHANTOM LIMB: CHARACTERISTICS AND MANAGEMENT [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2022 Phantom limb sensation was described for the first time by the French military surgeon Ambroise Pare in the 16th century, where soldiers reported a long-lasting suggestive and physical pain after an amputation.
Gianfilippo Caggiari
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