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Phantom pain

Dealing with Amputee Phantom Pain

Larry Gardner Friday 24th September 2004

This is a personal account of one person 's experience with dealing with Amputee Phantom Pain

Larry is someone who knows a lot about dealing with Phantom Pain, something which he has had to come to terms with for many years.

"Whenever I meet another amputee, the subject of phantom pain eventually comes up. It seems most amputees have suffered through these pains in various forms and intensity.

"There are also some beliefs and misbeliefs about phantom pain, phantom sensation, and stump…

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Phantom Pain

Ahmed Bilal Friday 24th September 2004

While prosthetics is essentially a scientific field dealing primarily with helping amputees regain their ease of movement and ability, there is much research and interest in dealing with the psychological effects of amputation. From cutting-edge research in cognitive patterns of amputees to help quicken the rehabilitation process to helping patients deal with residual issues such as the constant realization that they ve permanently lost a part of themselves, prosthetics is as much a science as i…