About the possibility of relief of phantom pain syndrome in the mode of multiresonance therapy using biologically active points on APK “IMEDIS-EXPERT”
AUTHORS : Tikhomirov D.D. | Galunenko T.Yu.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Moscow, Russia
YEAR : 2013
Phantom limb pain is one of the most serious painsyndromes. They were first described in 1552 by Ambroise Paré, but until now the mechanisms underlying
them are not fully understood, and the prospects for their quick elimination are very sad. Phantom pain syndrome (FBS) of amputated limbs (Greek phantasma, French fantome – ghost, imagination) is an imaginary sensation, an illusion of the presence of a lost limb. The frequency of its occurrence varies from 40 to 85% (A. Ovechkin, 1995; T. Jensen et al., 1985; T. Pohjolainen, 1991; M. Jahangiri et al., 1994; W. Zuurmond,
1996). This variation is due to differences in pain assessment methods and pain
duration.