—Researchers are uncovering the intricate networks of the peripheral and central nervous systems involved in phantom limb pain, and developing and testing promising treatments. Reviewed by Christopher ...

Phantom limb pain remains one of the most challenging sequelae following upper limb amputation, characterised by the persistent sensation of pain in the absent limb. This phenomenon is believed to ...

Up to 90 percent of people who have lost a limb continue to have pain where the arm or leg used to be. It's called phantom limb pain, and it can be debilitating. James Wolf lost part of his right leg ...

Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have lost limbs since Russia’s full-scale ...

October 11, 2011 (Hamburg, Germany) — In the future, amputees might merely repeatedly watch a virtual version of their lost limb in motion to be rid of their phantom limb pain. Researchers believe ...

A groundbreaking Northwestern Medicine study finds that a Botox-like injection can dramatically reduce phantom limb pain in ...

Frederick Dean Peterson participates in a University of Texas at Dallas study using virtual reality to help with his phantom limb pain. Every morning and night for one month, Dean Peterson donned ...

Local veterans living with an amputation are getting a chance to use virtual reality in a way they likely had never imagined. A clinical trial of a therapy to alleviate phantom limb pain is underway ...

Educating patients about their condition is regarded as a fundamental step in pain management. This study used focus groups with patients to explore their experiences and perceptions of the ...

Optimized epidural analgesia or intravenous patient-controlled analgesia can decrease phantom limb pain, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. Researchers studied 65 patients who underwent ...