ArticlePain research & management
Characterisation of Phantom Limb Pain in Traumatic Lower-Limb Amputees.
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- The prevalence of post-amputation pain in amputees: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
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- Graded Motor Imagery (GRAMI Protocol) for Phantom Limb Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial of Home-Based Intervention.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Neuropathic Mechanisms in Phantom Pain: A Review of Pain Pathways and Peripheral Localization.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Differences in phantom limb, residual limb, and bodily pain during pain recall and increasing activity intensity in persons with unilateral lower limb amputation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Analysis of the functional performance of amputees on the timed up and go scale compared to healthy volunteers: cross-sectional observational study.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Compensatory Failure of Autonomic Regulation in Phantom Limb Pain and Its Correlation with Maladaptive Plasticity: A Cross-Sectional HRV Study in Amputees.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Phantom Limb Pain Assessment Tools: A Literature Review Exploring Strengths and Limitations.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- Clinical Characteristics Associated with the PLP-PLS Index, a New Potential Metric to Phenotype Phantom Limb Pain.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Case Report: Reduction in post-amputation phantom limb pain intensity accompanying the onset of phantom limb telescoping.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Primary Motor Area Activity in Phantom Limb Imagery of Traumatic Unilateral Lower Limb Amputees With Phantom Limb Pain.Advances in rehabilitation science and practiceArticle
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Abstract
introductionThere is no diagnosis for phantom limb pain (PLP), and its investigation is based on anamnesis, which is subject to several biases. Therefore, it is important to describe and standardize the diagnostic methodology for PLP.
objectiveTo characterise PLP and, secondarily, to determine predictors for its diagnosis.
resultsA total of 55 eligible patients participated in the study; most were male, young, above-knee amputees in the preprosthetic phase of the rehabilitation. The median PLP VAS was 60 (50-79.3) mm characterised by 13 (6-20) different descriptors in the same patient, which coexist, alternate, and add up to a frequency of 3.94 (2.5-4.38) times per week. The most frequent descriptor was movement of the phantom limb (70.91%). Tingling, numbness, flushing, itchiness, spasm, tremor, and throbbing are statistically significant PLP descriptor numbers per patient predicted by above-knee amputation, prosthetic phase, higher education level, and greater PLP intensity by VAS (
conclusionPLP is not a single symptom, but a set with different sensations and perceptions that need directed and guided anamnesis for proper diagnosis.
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