Phantom Limb Pain
This section about phantom limb pain is
not intended as a comprehensive source of medical information,
but as a hub for links to other more detailed sources.
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Phantom limb pain refers to pain felt in an
absent limb. The limb may have been lost because of an accident,
or removed surgically because of disease or injury.
The precise cause of phantom pain is not known,
but injury to the nerves during amputation causes changes
in the working of the central nervous system.
If you have a pain problem, which needs treatment you should
contact your own doctor who can refer you to a pain clinic
in your area. This site is for information only and cannot
be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your
own doctor. The Pain Relief Foundation is not able to offer
individual medical advice.
Dealing With Pain Series: Phantom Limb Pain
The Pain Relief Foundation has produced it's own leaflet
containing some simple information on phantom limb pain
which is available to download in PDF format:-
N.B. Requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view. If you don't have
the Acrobat reader you can download it here
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Useful Websites:
There are many sites on the World Wide Web
offering information to people about chronic pain and its
treatment. The suggested links, to websites providing such
information, from this website are considered by the doctors
at the Pain Relief Foundation to be useful and informative.
If you know of a good web site about chronic pain then we
would be pleased to hear your recommendation.
The Pain Relief Foundation is not responsible
for the content of these web sites, and does not endorse any
commercial product or service mentioned or advised on these
sites.
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