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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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Journal of Pain, 2020 Phantom limb pain (PLP) may be relieved using a visual representation of an intact limb. However, patients with distorted (telescoped) phantoms seem unable to associate with visualizations of intact limbs.
M. Thøgersen +5 more
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Annals of Surgery, 2019 OBJECTIVE To compare targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) to "standard treatment" of neuroma excision and burying into muscle for postamputation pain.
G. Dumanian +14 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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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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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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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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Journal of Pain, 2021 The experience of phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common consequence of limb amputation, resulting in severe impairments of the affected person. Previous studies have shown that several factors such as age at or site of amputation are associated with the ...
M. Diers +9 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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Evaluation of the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection on reducing phantom pain in patients
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023 Objective: Phantom pain is very common in amputations and is associated with severe pain followed by distress and poor quality of life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection in reducing phantom pain in ...
Reza Alizadeh +3 more
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