Following amputation, most amputees still report feeling the missing limb and often describe
these feelings as excruciatingly painful. Phantom limb sensations (PLS) are useful while …

Postamputation pain (PAP) is highly prevalent after limb amputation but remains an
extremely challenging pain condition to treat. A large part of its intractability stems from the …

Background: Phantom limb pain (PLP), defined as a painful sensation in a portion of the
body that has been amputated, occurs in upwards of 80% of limb amputees and can …

Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue
12, 2011. Phantom limb pain (PLP) is pain that arises in the missing limb after amputation …

Nearly all amputees continue to feel their missing limb as if it still existed, and many
experience chronic phantom limb pain (PLP). What is the origin of these sensations? There …

Transmission of pain signals evoked by tissue damage leads to sensitization of the
peripheral and central pain pathways. Pre-emptive analgesia is a treatment that is initiated …

Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States. The transition from acute
to persistent pain is thought to arise from maladaptive neuroplastic mechanisms involving …

Background This is the first update of a Cochrane review published in Issue 5, 2010 on
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for phantom pain and stump pain …

BACKGROUND: Phantom limb syndrome (PLS) is common after limb amputations, involving
up to 90% of amputees. Although many different therapies have been evaluated, none has …

Background and Objectives: Uncertainty about the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous electric
nerve stimulation (TENS) to alleviate pain spans half a century. There has been no attempt …