The nature of the transition from acute to chronic pain still eludes explanation, but chronic
pain resulting from surgery provides a natural experiment that invites clinical …

Following arm amputation the region that represented the missing hand in primary
somatosensory cortex (S1) becomes deprived of its primary input, resulting in changed …

Phantom-limb pain is a common sequela of amputation, occurring in up to 80% of people
who undergo the procedure. It must be differentiated from non-painful phantom phenomena …

Ephraim PL, Wegener ST, MacKenzie EJ, Dillingham TR, Pezzin LE. Phantom pain, residual
limb pain, and back pain in amputees: results of a national survey. OBJECTIVES: To …

Chronic pain after surgery is now a well-recognized phenomenon and there are several
review articles dealing with the subject in general. 1, 2, 3, 4 There is also a wealth of …

The choice of a myoelectric or body-powered upper-limb prosthesis can be determined
using factors including control, function, feedback, cosmesis, and rejection. Although body …

A number of high-quality studies have recently been published that examine the association
between neuropathic pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The current review …

Background Phantom limb pain (PLP)—pain felt in the amputated limb–is often
accompanied by significant suffering. Estimates of the burden of PLP have provided …

The prevalence of phantom limb pain is reported to be as high as 85%. In most amputees,
the frequency and intensity of pain attacks decrease over the years; however, approximately …

Using functional MRI (fMRI) we investigated 13 upper limb amputees with phantom limb
pain (PLP) during hand and lip movement, before and after intensive 6-week training in …