A review of current theories and treatments for phantom limb pain

KL Collins, HG Russell, PJ Schumacher… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
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 …

The prevalence and risk factors for phantom limb pain in people with amputations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Limakatso, GJ Bedwell, VJ Madden, R Parker - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Phantom limb pain (PLP)—pain felt in the amputated limb–is often
accompanied by significant suffering. Estimates of the burden of PLP have provided …

Dreams and nightmares in healthy adults and in patients with sleep and neurological disorders

F Siclari, K Valli, I Arnulf - The Lancet Neurology, 2020 - thelancet.com
Dreams are experiences that occur during sleep, while we are disconnected from the
environment. Thanks to recent progress in neuroimaging techniques, it is now becoming …

Making sense of phantom limb pain

HR Schone, CI Baker, J Katz, L Nikolajsen… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
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 …

Traditional and augmented reality mirror therapy for patients with chronic phantom limb pain (PACT study): results of a three-group, multicentre single-blind …

A Rothgangel, S Braun, B Winkens… - Clinical …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To compare the effects of traditional mirror therapy (MT), a patient-centred
teletreatment (PACT) and sensomotor exercises without a mirror on phantom limb pain …

Prevalence and incidence of phantom limb pain, phantom limb sensations and telescoping in amputees: a systematic rapid review

A Stankevicius, SB Wallwork… - … Journal of Pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective This systematic, rapid review aimed to critically appraise and
synthesize the recent literature (2014–2019) evaluating the incidence and prevalence of …

Psychological factors associated with phantom limb pain: a review of recent findings

X Fuchs, H Flor… - Pain Research and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common phenomenon occurring after the amputation of a limb
and can be accompanied by serious suffering. Psychological factors have been shown to …

Factors associated with prosthesis embodiment and its importance for prosthetic satisfaction in lower limb amputees

R Bekrater-Bodmann - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Perceptual integration of a prosthesis into an amputee's body representation, that is,
prosthesis embodiment, has been proposed to be a major goal of prosthetic treatment …

Adding tactile feedback increases avatar ownership and makes virtual reality more effective at reducing pain in a randomized crossover study

HG Hoffman, MR Fontenot, A Garcia-Palacios… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Severe pain is a widespread health problem in need of novel treatment approaches. In the
current study we used real water to give virtual objects (ie, animated virtual water) more …

Perceptual correlates of successful body–prosthesis interaction in lower limb amputees: psychometric characterisation and development of the Prosthesis …

R Bekrater-Bodmann - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Prostheses are used to at least partly restore the body after limb amputation. Making the
user accepting the prosthetic device as part of his or her body, ie, inducing prosthesis …