** Dear listmembers,
Maybe this could be of interest as part of the discussion about pain?
Weiss T, Miltner WH, Adler T, Bruckner L, Taub E. Related Articles\
Decrease in phantom limb pain associated with prosthesis-induced
increased use of an amputation stump in humans.
Neurosci Lett. 1999 Sep 10;272(2):131-4.
PMID: 10507559; UI: 99435393
** It seems that increased activity of the limb eased the pain - isnīt
that what Mrs Siff demonstrated with her exercises - if you parden me
for being personal.
something that may (possibly) be related...
about year ago in the new scientist magazine i read about how the use
of a prosthesis (vs no prosthesis) was associated with decreased
experience of phantom limb pain. (i.e. one subject using prosthesis
after amputation, versus another patient not fitted with one).
the reasoning was that through the use of other senses (tactile,
sight, etc...), the neurons reorganised themselves in a different
manner (which i have just this year learned is called
'neuroplasticity'), and therefore few of those patients experienced
phantom limb pain further down the track.
i just thought that some of you might be interested. ;)
luke harris,
2nd year PT student (Curtin).
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