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FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.713548
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acupuncture; contralateral acupuncture; phantom limb pain (PLP); phantom limb sensation (PLS); phantom limb
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In this case study, contralateral acupuncture showed positive effect in reducing phantom limb pain and sensation, with complete relief after the third session and no side effects or relapse during the next 9 months. However, more robust evidence is needed to support the efficacy of this treatment technique for such indication.
Phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb sensation (PLS) are common and distressing sequelae of amputation. Current pain management following amputation is challenging and unsatisfying. In this case study, a 74-year-old woman underwent above-knee amputation because of the rhabdomyosarcoma in the right leg. Despite several analgesics, pain was poorly controlled. The phantom limb pain and sensation were immediately reduced by the contralateral acupuncture, and abolished after the third session with no side-effects, no relapse during the next 9 months. Contralateral acupuncture showed positive effect on PLP and PLS in this case, but more robust evidence would be needed to support the efficacy of this treatment technique for indication.
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