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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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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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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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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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Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis to Treat Chronic Post-Amputation Phantom Limb Pain
Anesthesiology, 2022 Background: Postamputation phantom pain is notoriously persistent with few validated treatments. Cryoneurolysis involves the application of low temperatures to reversibly ablate peripheral nerves.
B. Ilfeld +13 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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Pain in traumatic upper limb amputees in Sierra Leone. [PDF]
, 2002 Data on 40 upper limb amputees (11 bilateral) with regard to stump pain, phantom sensation and phantom pain is presented. All the patients lost their limbs as a result of violent injuries intended to terrorise the population and were assessed 10-48 ...
Crombie, I K, Lacoux, P, Macrae, W A
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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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