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Giving up the ghost: a review of phantom limb phenomena.
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The literature concerning painful and non-painful phantom limb phenomena was reviewed to establish our present state of understanding of the phenomena and explore avenues for future research. Although advances have been great in recent years, several misconceptions remain. Points of focus in the review include past definitional deficiencies, conflicting incidence figures, separation of painful and non-painful phantom limb phenomena, precipitating and relieving factors as enumerated by amputees, psychological versus physiological explanations, and treatment attempts. Strengths and ...
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Psychological Adjustment and Coping in Adults With Prosthetic Limbs.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Behavioral Medicine
; ...molding the amputation experience is pain. Pain specific to amputation refers to phantom limb pain (PLP), which is defined as pain in the phantom limb. The phantom limb refers to the sensation of the presence of an amputated limb.[20] This is distinguished...
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Mirror image contralateral pain reproduction--other cases.(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Acupuncture in Medicine
; ...read regarding case reports of treating phantom limb pain in amputees, (2) using acupuncture...his leg sensation was not normal, the phantom limb case report led me to try needling the...Bradbook D. Acupuncture treatment of phantom limb pain and phantom limb sensation ...
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Hypnotherapy for the alleviation of phantom limb pain.
Newspaper article from: Subconsciously Speaking
; ...determine if I could help her discomfort associated with phantom limb pain. The medical history obtained from the son and his mother...was receptive to hypnotherapy for the alleviation of her phantom limb pain. Prior to my first session with this delightful and...
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Phantom limb pain.(CURIOSITY CORNER--The Clearway approach)
Newspaper article from: Subconsciously Speaking
; ...member of the Chronic Club, includes a phantom limb. No amputation, the phantom is from...involved: the original post mentioning phantom limb pain, the replies that followed, and...well in many situations. In considering phantom limb pain my first image is of my own arm...
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Phantom Limb.(Poetry)(Poem)
Magazine article from: The Antioch Review
; ...vinegar. The blood that runs unembarrassed. And does the phantom limb yearn for its body? Forget the man who cannot remember his...reaches with his eyes. I see his cupped fingers. Note: The Phantom Limb uses material from The Case of George Ded-low, attributed...
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Trick your brain.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...phantom pain by giving them the illusion that their missing limb is still there has been developed by British scientists. PLP (phantom limb pain) is a mysterious sensation experienced by amputees where the limb once was. According to Dr Craig Murray, head of the...
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Katie Grinnan: ACME. (Reviews: Los Angeles).(artist uses photographs as material for sculpture)
Magazine article from: Artforum International
; ...and collapsed in different ways throughout her work. Take Phantom Limb (all works 2003): A tree branch forces its way out of the...crutch and photographic shadow ? Is it a commentary on the phantom limb-like prosthetic relation we have to photography and the way...
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LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
; Byline: The Register-Guard Let optimism prevail over fear Much like the phantom limb that haunts the amputee, the lives lost two years ago this day still haunt this nation. Their absence is still felt; their loss...
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Follow state law, go directly to jail: medical marijuana makes conservatives forget federalism.(Column)
Magazine article from: Reason
; ...leg to stop the spread of bone cancer. His parents, desperate to find a drug that would relieve their son's excruciating phantom limb pain, brought him to Charlie Lynch's medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay, California, carrying a recommendation from...
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Quick reference neuroscience for rehabilitation professionals; the essential neurologic principles underlying rehabilitation practice, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News
; ...occupational therapy, Columbia University) outlines clinical correlations regarding the most common neurologic conditions, such as phantom limb phenomenon, spinal cord injury and disease, disorders of muscle tone, Parkinson's, cerebrovascular disorders, and addiction...
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