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Treatment of Chronic Phantom Limb Pain Using a Trauma‐Focused Psychological Approach
Author(s) -
Carlijn de Roos,
AC Veenstra,
Ad de Jongh,
ME den Hollander-Gijsman,
N. van der Wee,
Zitman Fg,
YR van Rood
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2010/981634
Subject(s) - phantom limb pain , imaging phantom , phantom limb , chronic pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychology , phantom pain , psychotherapist , medicine , amputation , psychiatry , radiology
Chronic phantom limb pain (PLP) is a disabling chronic pain syndrome for which regular pain treatment is seldom effective. Pain memories resulting from long-lasting preamputation pain or pain flashbacks, which are part of a traumatic memory, are reported to be powerful elicitors of PLP.

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