New Approaches to Conquering Phantom Limb Pain and Restoring Sensation
Diane J. Atkins, OTR/L, FISPO; Ruth Leskovar, PhD; Mag. Rainer Schultheis; Muriel Kofler; and Alexander Gardetto, MD
March 1, 2025
Phantom limb pain (PLP) and painful neuromas impact a high percentage of people with amputations and significantly compromise their social and emotional well-being. It is often not the amputation that causes the greatest disability, but the associated chronic pain, which significantly reduces the quality of life for those who experience it.1 Despite advances in pain treatment, post-amputation pain remains one of the most challenging pain conditions to treat, with many patients reporting only limited success with traditional treatments.2
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