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  • Pain Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

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  • Phantom limb pain (PLP) affects up to 80% of amputation patients, often those with pre-existing comorbidities and chronic pain risk factors.
  • Surgical amputation and nerve transection disrupt afferent feedback, leading to neuroplastic changes in the sensorimotor cortex.
  • Mechanisms contributing to chronic PLP include sensitization (peripheral, spinal, cortical), altered body schema, and psychosocial factors.

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  • To provide an interdisciplinary overview of current evidence-based and clinical knowledge on phantom limb pain management.
  • To highlight the challenges posed by weak scientific evidence for best practices in PLP treatment.
  • To explore modern therapeutic approaches and their integration into patient care.

Summary:

  • Current evidence for best practices in phantom limb pain management is limited, with varied clinical reports on polypragmatic drug use and interventions.
  • Restoring body schema and integrating sensorimotor input are key therapeutic goals.
  • Emerging techniques like virtual reality and apps complement established methods such as mirror therapy, alongside targeted prosthesis care.

Impact:

  • Emphasizes the need for consequent prevention and early, integrated treatment of severe postoperative pain to mitigate phantom limb pain.
  • Underscores the importance of foresighted surgical planning, technique, and interdisciplinary management for restoring limb function and body schema.
  • Highlights the potential of innovative technologies to supplement traditional therapies in amputation rehabilitation.