Amputation stump management: A narrative review

Article Anesthesiology

Mirror therapy for phantom limb pain in moderate intellectual disability. A case report

Annabel Folch et al.

Summary: This case study explored the effects of mirror therapy on a female patient with IDD and PLP, showing a significant reduction in pain intensity. The results demonstrated that MT can effectively alleviate phantom limb pain in individuals with intellectual developmental disorders.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN (2022)

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Review Surgery

Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Major Lower Limb Amputation Caused by Peripheral Artery Disease or Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Rachael Miller et al.

Summary: This systematic review aimed to identify and describe PROMs available to assess HRQL in patients after amputation for PAD or diabetes, revealing a lack of well-tested, multidimensional PROM applicable to all amputee patients, emphasizing the urgent need for future development work.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY (2021)

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Additive Analgesic Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Together with Mirror Therapy for the Treatment of Phantom Pain

Nitza Segal et al.

Summary: Combining mirror therapy with tDCS resulted in a strong and long-lasting analgesic effect for patients with phantom pain, significantly reducing pain intensity and outperforming the effects of mirror therapy alone in the long term. These findings may aid in understanding the underlying mechanisms of phantom pain.

PAIN MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Clinical Neurology

Effects of Combined and Alone Transcranial Motor Cortex Stimulation and Mirror Therapy in Phantom Limb Pain: A Randomized Factorial Trial

Muhammed Enes Gunduz et al.

Summary: This study aimed to assess the effects of tDCS and MT on phantom limb pain in traumatic lower limb amputees, with tDCS showing beneficial effects on pain while MT did not affect motor cortex plasticity changes.

NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR (2021)

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Article Orthopedics