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Could you tell me what to do about phantom limb pain?

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Dr. Randolph Rosarion answered

Specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Phantom Limb Pain: Persistent aberrant pain from nerve endings of amputated limb is difficult to treat. Desensitizing approaches with physical therapy modalities used are heat, transcutaneous electrical stimulations, and massage. Medical treatments beside pain meds, include neuroleptics (nerve meds), antidepressants and even blood pressure meds. Sometimes surgery is done to remove a neuroma at the residual limb.

Answered 5/30/2016

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