The homuncular jigsaw: investigations of phantom limb and body awareness following brachial plexus block or avulsion [PDF]
, 2019 Many neuropsychological theories agree that the brain maintains a relatively persistent representation of one's own body, as indicated by vivid "phantom" experiences.
Giannini, Anna Maria +3 more
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Phantom limb pain: thinking outside the (mirror) box
Brain : a journal of neurology, 2021 Despite our best efforts over the past century, our mechanistic understanding of phantom limb pain and our ability to treat it have remained limited.
T. Makin
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Stroke, complex regional pain syndrome and phantom limb pain: Can commonalities direct future management? [PDF]
, 2007 Despite being different conditions, complex regional pain syndrome type 1, phantom limb pain and stroke share some potentially important similarities. This report examines experimental and clinical findings from each patient population.
Acerra, Nicole E. +2 more
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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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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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Body image and perception among adults with and without phantom limb pain
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 2021 Following lower‐limb amputation, phantom limb pain (i.e., pain perceived as coming from the amputated portion of the limb) is common. Phantom limb pain may be associated with impaired body image and perception, which may be targets for rehabilitative ...
Emma H Beisheim-Ryan +4 more
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A robot hand testbed designed for enhancing embodiment and functional neurorehabilitation of body schema in subjects with upper limb impairment or loss. [PDF]
, 2015 Many upper limb amputees experience an incessant, post-amputation "phantom limb pain" and report that their missing limbs feel paralyzed in an uncomfortable posture.
Eric eChang +5 more
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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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A systematic review of therapeutic interventions to reduce acute and chronic post-surgical pain after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Perioperative neuropathic pain is under-recognized and often undertreated. Chronic pain may develop after any routine surgery, but it can have a far greater incidence after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy.
Ibarra M.M. +3 more
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