A neurological-based rehabilitation system to address phantom limb syndrome has been registered by the FDA as a Class II ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Failure of mirror therapy to relieve phantom limb pain may often be the result of insufficient length of treatment. The more severe the pain, the longer the time required, a new ...

Up to 90 percent of people who have lost a limb continue to have pain where the arm or leg used to be. It's called phantom limb pain, and it can be debilitating. James Wolf lost part of his right leg ...

April 5, 2011 (Washington, DC) — Sympathetic nerve block may be an effective strategy for relieving refractory phantom pain associated with chronic preamputation pain, according to results of a case ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Up to 80 percent of amputees and a significant portion of paraplegics experience phantom pain, which can be a debilitating experience. A new procedure is giving patients hope to ...

Phantom limb pain (PLP) and post‐amputation pain present significant challenges that affect the lives of amputees worldwide. PLP is characterised by the perception of pain in a limb that is no longer ...

Smoak, who said she hopes to start a fibromyalgia treatment and support group in Orangeburg, said the treatment has also led to big emotional changes. "Before, I had to search for reasons to live most ...