The study about separating pain into more distinct categories found that a prosthesis user’s activities can cause various types and timings of pain behaviors, proving that a single score can mask important individual patterns that would be useful to clinicians and patients. Another paper that also addressed pain assessment and patient-specific treatment concluded that phantom limb pain varies in its presentation, intensity, frequency, duration, and interference in daily life, supporting the conclusion that traditional pain measures may not be telling the whole story.
The O&P EDGE spoke with medical experts about new technologies that are helping people conquer phantom limb pain and restoring sensation to the residual limb at the same time. They also offered a toolbox of proven strategies to relieve pain associated with upper-limb loss.
To read “Tools and techniques to mitigate pain associated with upper-limb loss,” visit EDGE Advantage.
To read “New approaches to conquering phantom limb pain and restoring sensation,” visit EDGE Advantage.
To read “Types of post-amputation pain need different treatments,” visit The O&P EDGE.
To read “Focus group study helps assess phantom limb pain,” visit The O&P EDGE.
