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WW1 surgeons could do little for amputees' pain—and treatment remains a challenge
Army doctors in the First World War were helpless to stop soldiers who lost limbs from suffering in pain, according to researchers.
Nov 6, 2014
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Phantom limb pain relieved when amputated arm is put back to work
People who lose an arm or a leg often experience phantom sensations, as if the missing limb were still there. Seventy per cent of amputees experience pain in the amputated limb despite that it no longer exists.
Mar 10, 2014
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Phantom limb pain relieved when amputated arm is put back to work (w/ Video)
Max Ortiz Catalan, researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, has developed a new method for the treatment of phantom limb pain (PLP) after an amputation. The method is based on a unique combination of several technologies, ...
Feb 25, 2014
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Understanding pain: Can the brain provide all the answers?
We now know that there's much more to pain than simply what is happening in the painful body part, and attention has turned to the role of the brain. But not even this mysterious organ can tell us everything we need to know ...
Jan 7, 2014
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Gene makeup may help explain amputees' chronic pain
(HealthDay)—Soldiers with certain gene variations seem more likely than others to have chronic pain after limb amputation, a small study says.
Oct 14, 2013
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Virtual world to help relieve patients' pain
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Birmingham are hoping to use the hi-tech world of virtual reality in a bid to relieve the pain of hospital patients.
Jun 24, 2013
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Amputee phantom pain linked to brain retaining picture of missing limb
Changes in the brain following amputation have been linked to pain arising from the missing limb, called 'phantom pain', in an Oxford University brain imaging study.
Mar 5, 2013
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For some, deep brain stimulation brings lasting improvement in neuropathic pain
For many patients with difficult-to-treat neuropathic pain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can lead to long-term improvement in pain scores and other outcomes, according to a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery.
Feb 13, 2013
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Neuron memory key to taming chronic pain
For some, the pain is so great that they can't even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate and agonizing choice. Whether the pain is caused by arthritic joints, an injury ...
Feb 13, 2012
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