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The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in The Journal of Pain. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting ...
Leake, Hayley B.   +27 more
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Effect of Limb Massage and Exercises on Phantom Limb Pain among Amputee Patients [PDF]

open access: yesAlexandria 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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Interference of unilateral lower limb amputation on motor imagery rhythm and remodeling of sensorimotor areas

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
PurposeThe effect of sensorimotor stripping on neuroplasticity and motor imagery capacity is unknown, and the physiological mechanisms of post-amputation phantom limb pain (PLP) illness remain to be investigated.Materials and methodsIn this study, an ...
Shaowen Liu   +8 more
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Electroacupuncture for alleviation of phantom limb pain

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications, 2021
Phantom limb pain is clinically defined as the perception of pain or discomfort in a limb that no longer exists. Most amputees will experience phantom limb pain, which is associated with a low health-related quality of life. Phantom limb pain represents an important challenge in finding an effective therapy. The scientific evidence for best practice is
King, Holly, Forrester, Max
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Visually induced analgesia: seeing the body reduces pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Given previous reports of strong interactions between vision and somatic senses, we investigated whether vision of the body modulates pain perception. Participants looked into a mirror aligned with their body midline at either the reflection of their own
Longo, Matthew R.   +9 more
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Mirror therapy in the treatment of phantom limb pain following traumatic upper limb amputation – a case report [PDF]

open access: yesChirurgia 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
doaj   +1 more source

Capsaicin 8% patch treatment for amputation stump and phantom limb pain: a clinical and functional MRI study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Rosario Privitera,1 Rolfe Birch,1 Marco Sinisi,2 Iordan R Mihaylov,3 Robert Leech,4 Praveen Anand1 1Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK; 2Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit ...
Privitera R   +5 more
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Central nervous system stimulation therapies in phantom limb pain: a systematic review of clinical trials

open access: yesNeural 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
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the invisible hand: a body model of a phantom limb [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
After amputation, individuals often have vivid experiences of their absent limb (i.e., a phantom limb). Therefore, one’s conscious image of one’s body cannot depend on peripheral input only (Ramachandran & Hirstein, 1998).
Longo, Matthew R.   +5 more
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Efficacy of long-term outcomes and prosthesis satisfaction in war related above knee amputees of Tehran

open access: yesمجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2011
Background and purpose: Amputation is one of the most deleterious events that one may experience throughout his/her life. Gait patterns adopted by Amputees with prosthesis can cause such various types of pain as back pain, hip joint pain and ...
Elham Esfandiari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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