Clinical feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a novel mixed reality system to manage phantom pain: a pilot study [PDF]
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022 Background To assess the clinical feasibility of a virtual mirror therapy system in a pilot sample of patients with phantom pain. Methods Our Mixed reality system for Managing Phantom Pain (Mr.
Thiru M Annaswamy +5 more
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A case of phantom pain and stump pain that was effectively controlled by ultrasound‐guided ulnar and median peripheral nerve blocks [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Phantom limb pain and stump pain are often intractable, and their incidences are relatively high. We report a case of a patient with phantom limb and stump pain of the finger, who was successfully treated by peripheral nerve blocks.
Shunya Sekiguchi +4 more
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Induced sensorimotor brain plasticity controls pain in phantom limb patients [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 Pain in a phantom limb after limb deafferentation may be due to maladaptive sensorimotor representation. Here the authors find that sensorimotor plasticity induced by BMI training with the phantom hand, contrary to expectation, increased pain while ...
Takufumi Yanagisawa +10 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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Treatment of phantom limb pain (PLP) based on augmented reality and gaming controlled by myoelectric pattern recognition: a case study of a chronic PLP patient [PDF]
, 2014 A variety of treatments have been historically used to alleviate phantom limb pain (PLP) with varying efficacy. Recently, virtual reality (VR) has been employed as a more sophisticated mirror therapy.
Bo Håkansson +4 more
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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 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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Managing acute phantom limb pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a case report
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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Phantom Pain after Robotic Cystoprostatectomy for Bladder Pain Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Phantom pain is a syndrome in which a person experiences pain when that part of the body, external or internal, is no more physically present following an accident or operation. There are very few reports of phantom bladder pain.
Venkatesh Kumar +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives Randomised controlled trial of the effect of a perineural infusion of levobupivacaine on moderate/severe phantom limb pain 6 months after major lower limb amputation.Setting Single-centre, UK university hospital.Participants Ninety patients ...
Lesley Colvin +4 more
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