Prosthesis can relieve phantom pain
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 66 viewsTaking an arm or his artificial leg amputee as a true blended with the body, he feels less phantom pain. This is the central finding of a study with 537 amputee. On the research result, the German Society for the Study of Pain (DGSS) in Frankfurt, points that out. Basically most affected feel stabbing, electrifying pain or tingling sensations in the amputated limb. About half (56 percent) of patients had up to five hours a day dhese pain, almost one third (28 percent) are day and [more]
Taking an arm or his artificial leg amputee as a true blended with the body, he feels less phantom pain. This is the central finding of a study with 537 amputee. On the research result, the German Society for the Study of Pain (DGSS) in Frankfurt, points that out. Basically most ...