The prevalence and characteristics of phantom limb pain and non-painful phantom phenomena in a nationwide survey of 3374 unilateral limb amputees

After an amputation, most amputees report phantom limb awareness (PLA), i.e., the continued presence of their removed limb, e.g. 31 which is stable over time 30. In addition, they experience specific sensory and kinesthetic sensations (phantom limb sensations, PLS) or even pain in the amputated body part (phantom limb pain, PLP) e.g. 18. A peculiar phenomenon experienced by some amputees is a shrinking or expansion of the phantom limb, referred to as “telescoping”: the distal part of the limb is relocated to more distal or proximal positions or even moves into the residual limb.

Source: The Journal of Pain - September 25, 2021 Category: Materials Science Authors: Martin Diers, Bertram Krumm, Xaver Fuchs, Robin Bekrater-Bodmann, Christopher Milde, J örg Trojan, Jens Foell, Susanne Becker, Gerhard Rümenapf, Herta Flor Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research