ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021
Contralateral Acupuncture for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain and Phantom Limb Sensation in Oncologic Lower Limb Amputee: A Case Report.
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- Integrative Rehabilitation for War-Related Polytrauma: A Narrative Review of Multidimensional Strategies and Implementation Challenges.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Efficacy and Spinal Noradrenergic Mechanisms of Contralateral Melittin Acupuncture Against Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Rats.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Electroacupuncture for girdle sensation following spinal cord injury as a false localizing sign: a case series.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Disrupted Biotensegrity in the Fiber Cellular Fascial Network and Neuroma Microenvironment: A Conceptual Framework for "Phantom Limb Pain".International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Fibroblasts as key cellular targets in acupuncture therapy: a mechanistic perspective.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Suggesting a mechanism for acupuncture as a global percutaneous needle fasciotomy that respects tensegrity principles for treating fibromyalgia.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb sensation (PLS) are common and distressing sequelae of amputation. Current pain management following amputation is challenging and unsatisfying. In this case study, a 74-year-old woman underwent above-knee amputation because of the rhabdomyosarcoma in the right leg. Despite several analgesics, pain was poorly controlled. The phantom limb pain and sensation were immediately reduced by the contralateral acupuncture, and abolished after the third session with no side-effects, no relapse during the next 9 months. Contralateral acupuncture showed positive effect on PLP and PLS in this case, but more robust evidence would be needed to support the efficacy of this treatment technique for indication.
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