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Phantom Limb Syndrome

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What is Phantom Limb Syndrome?

Phantom Limb pain refers to pain in the area where a limb has been amputated

David Tran

Facts

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  • Although not all phantom limb syndromes are painful, some may itch
  • Tim Pons showed that the brain can recognize if sensory input is cut off
  • Phantom Limb sensations could be due to crosswiring in the somatosensory cortex
  • VirtuaL Reality has recently been ued to treat Phantom Limb Syndrome

Bibliography

Treatment

  • Treatment is difficult
  • Treatment depends on level of pain
  • Multiple treatments can be combined

Causes

  • Although the limb is no longer there, nerve endings continue to send signals to the brain
  • The brain still thinks the limb is there
  • Sometimes the brain still retains memories of pain, regardless of signals

Steroids medication

  • Heat treatment
  • Biofeedback to reduce tension
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Massage of the amputation area
  • Steroids
  • Nerve blocks
  • Surgery to remove scar tissue entangling a nerve
  • Physical therapy
  • TENS
  • Neurostimulation techniques
  • Medications
  • Antidepressants

  • Lin, Peter, COLIN JENNETT, and "phantom Limb." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. "Phantom Limb." Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, 2005. Web. 20 May 2015.
  • "Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation: Causes & Treatments." WebMD. WebMD. Web. 20 May 2015.
  • "What Is a Phantom Limb?" News-Medical.net. 18 Nov. 2009. Web. 20 May 2015.

Surgery to remove scar tissue

Cool facts

  • Even a non-amputee when knives are jabbed into nonexistent hands
  • It was described by Anbroise Pare in 1552, when he noted that soldiers complained of pain where they had been amputated
  • May lead to depression

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