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مجله 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
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Mirror therapy in the treatment of phantom limb pain following traumatic upper limb amputation – a case report [PDF]
Chirurgia Narządów Ruchu i Ortopedia PolskaIntroduction. Phantom limb pain is a common complication after limb amputation, involving cortical reorganization and disturbed sensorimotor integration.
Karina Szczypiór-Piasecka
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Descriptions of the phantom limbs in literature
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состоянияPhantom is a false sensation, an illusion of the presence of a lost body part. A distinction is made between phantom sensations (painless phantom), phantom pain and amputation pain.
D. I. Korabelnikov, Е. V. Tkachenko
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Agency over Phantom Limb Enhanced by Short-Term Mirror Therapy
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 Most amputees experience phantom limb, whereby they feel that the amputated limb is still present. In some cases, these experiences include pain that can be alleviated by “mirror therapy.” Mirror therapy consists of superimposing a mirrored image of the ...
Shu Imaizumi +4 more
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Phantoms and phantom limbs: history of describing the phenomenon
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния“Phantom” is the sensation of missing body part. Phantom can occur after amputation of virtually any part of the body, but more often after amputation of the upper or lower limbs defined as a “phantom limb”.
D. I. Korabelnikov +2 more
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Use of Calcitonin in Recalcitrant Phantom Limb Pain Complicated by Heterotopic Ossification
Pain Research and Management, 2015 A common complication following amputation is phantom sensation, which may include experiencing pain in the phantom limb. This study details the management of phantom limb pain in a 72-year-old man, in whom comorbid heterotopic ossification was present ...
Ricardo Viana, Michael WC Payne
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Phantom phenomena in limb amputees – a review article [PDF]
Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2018 Amputation leading to the loss of a body part is associated not only with significant economic costs, but also serious consequences of medical and socio-psychological nature. It is the ultimate means to save a life or improve its quality.
Paweł Krawczyk +7 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
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Is Phantom Limb Awareness Necessary for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain?
Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaPhantom limb pain is attributed to abnormal sensorimotor cortical representations. Various feedback treatments have been applied to induce the reorganization of the sensorimotor cortical representations to reduce pain.
Huixiang YANG, Takufumi YANAGISAWA
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Type 1 plasminogen deficiency (PLGD‐1) is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the PLG gene and affects approximately 1.6 individuals per million. The condition is characterized by decreased plasminogen levels and impaired function, resulting in fibrin‐rich lesions on mucous membranes throughout the body.
Charles Nakar +7 more
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