Phantom limb pain (PLP) impacts the majority of individuals who undergo limb amputation.
The PLP experience is highly heterogenous in its quality, intensity, frequency and severity …

Background Motor cortex stimulation (MCS) was introduced in 1985 and has been tested
extensively for different types of peripheral and central neuropathic pain syndromes (eg …

Background Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established treatment for chronic
neuropathic, neuropathic‐like and ischaemic pain. However, the heterogeneity of patients in …

Management of Post-Amputation Pain Page 1 PAIN MANAGEMENT IN REHABILITATION
Management of Post-Amputation Pain JACOB M. MODEST, MD; JEREMY E. RADUCHA, MD; …

Several studies have applied transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the attempt to
further explore the pathophysiological mechanisms of phantom-limb pain (PLP) and non …

Introduction The gate control theory of pain was the starting point of the development of
spinal cord stimulation (SCS). We describe the indications for the treatment in pain …

CONCLUSIONS Anodic tDCS over the contralateral M1 to the affected limb, with an intensity
of 1-2 mA, for 15-20 minutes seems to significantly reduce PLP in people with amputation …

The care of an individual with lower limb amputation requires many types of decisions, skills,
and interventions ranging from the surgical techniques of amputation to the prescription of a …

This book explores rhetorical ethos and its ongoing role in patients' credibility and in
misdiagnoses stemming from gender, race and class-based biases. Drawing on the concept …

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common condition that occurs following both upper and lower
limb amputation. First recognized and described in 1551 by Ambroise Pare, research into its …