Thermography as a means for quantitative assessment of stump and phantom pains | Zendy

H. Kristen | Zendy; G. Lukeschitsch | Zendy; F. Plattner | Zendy; Ralf Sigmund | Zendy; P. Resch | Zendy

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Thermography as a means for quantitative assessment of stump and phantom pains

Author(s) -

H. Kristen,

G. Lukeschitsch,

F. Plattner,

Ralf Sigmund,

P. Resch

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

prosthetics and orthotics international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 1746-1553

pISSN - 0309-3646

DOI - 10.3109/03093648409145352

Subject(s) - imaging phantom , phantom pain , amputation , medicine , thermography , phantom limb , intervention (counseling) , surgery , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , radiology , physics , optics , nursing , infrared

Exact differentiation into stump and phantom pain is required when pain is reported after amputation. In a majority of cases appropriate treatment can improve the pain. Thermography is simple and gives a good indication of the circulation in the stump without operative intervention. It provides a key to the nature of the pain in stump and phantom. Although typical patterns occur for pain in the stump or phantom, in this study the thermographic image could confirm the presence of phantom pain, but it could not rule out errors or false statements.

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