Treatment of Chronic Phantom Limb Pain Using a Trauma-Focused Psychological Approach

BACKGROUND: Chronic phantom limb pain (PLP) is a disabling chronic pain syndrome for which regular pain treatment is seldom effective. Pain memories resulting from long-lasting preamputation pain or pain flashbacks, which are part of a traumatic memory, are reported to be powerful elicitors of PLP.

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Main Authors: C de Roos, AC Veenstra, A de Jongh, ME den Hollander-Gijsman, NJA van der Wee, FG Zitman, YR van Rood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/981634
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description BACKGROUND: Chronic phantom limb pain (PLP) is a disabling chronic pain syndrome for which regular pain treatment is seldom effective. Pain memories resulting from long-lasting preamputation pain or pain flashbacks, which are part of a traumatic memory, are reported to be powerful elicitors of PLP.
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