Contralateral Acupuncture for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain and Phantom Limb Sensation in Oncologic Lower Limb Amputee: A Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb sensation (PLS) are common and distressing sequelae of amputation. Current pain management following amputation is challenging and unsatisfying.
Qin Guo +3 more
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Visualizing the Unseen: Illustrating and Documenting Phantom Limb Sensations and Phantom Limb Pain With C.A.L.A. [PDF]
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 Currently, there is neither a standardized mode for the documentation of phantom sensations and phantom limb pain, nor for their visualization as perceived by patients.
Michael Bressler +6 more
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Phantom Limb Sensation (PLS) and Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) among Young Landmine Amputees. [PDF]
Iran J Child Neurol, 2016 To determine the frequency of phantom limb sensation (PLS) and phantom limb pain (PLP) in children and young adults suffering landmine-related amputation.All youths with amputation due to landmine explosions participated in this study. The proportions of patients with phantom limb sensation/pain, intensity and frequency of pain were reported.
Poor Zamany Nejatkermany M +4 more
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 Most patients, post-amputation, report the experience of a phantom limb. Some even sense voluntary movements when viewing a mirror image of the intact limb superimposed onto the phantom limb.
Shu eImaizumi +7 more
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Phantom limb pain: A literature review
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2018 Since the phantom limb sensation was first described by the French military surgeon Ambroise Pare in the 16th century, the number of studies surrounding phantom limb pain has increased every year.
Amreet Kaur, Yuxi Guan
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Successful treatment of phantom limb pain and phantom limb sensation in the traumatic amputee using scalp acupuncture. [PDF]
Acupunct Med, 2014 Up to 80% of amputees report phantom limb pain (PLP), the management of which remains a considerable challenge. Here I describe the successful treatment with scalp acupuncture (SA) of a woman with PLP. A 71-year-old woman with no significant medical history was injured in a road-traffic accident in January 2010, leaving her with a fracture of the ...
Tseng CC, Chen PY, Lee YC.
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A Survey of Frozen Phantom Limb Experiences: Are Experiences Compatible With Current Theories
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 There are over two million individuals living with amputations in the United States. Almost all will experience the feeling of the amputated limb as still present, termed phantom limb sensation (PLS).
Kassondra L. Collins +5 more
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The Potency of Optical and Augmented Reality Mirror Boxes in Amputees and People with Intact Limbs [PDF]
Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2006 Phantom limb pain is the distressing problem experienced by many amputees, defined as a painful sensation perceived in the area of the missing body part. Phantom limb pain can be very severe and disabling.
Kieran O'Neill, Annraoi de Paor
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Non-painful phantom limb sensations
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состоянияBackground. Phantom, or phantom limb (PL), or phantom amputee is a false sensation of the presence of a lost body part, a multifaceted and to date not fully investigated phenomenon that occurs after amputation of a body part.
D. I. Korabelnikov, Е. V. Tkachenko
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Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery to Treat Chronic Postamputation Pain: A Prospective Study in Major Lower Limb Amputation Patients [PDF]
Annals of Surgery OpenObjective:. The objective was to assess the postsurgical outcomes of regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) surgery in a prospective cohort of major lower extremity amputation patients with chronic postamputation pain. Background:.
Jennifer C. Lee, MD +12 more
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