Auricular Therapy for Treating Phantom Limb Pain Accompanied by Jumping Residual Limb: A Short Review and Case Study

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common complaint among patients after amputation, while jumping residual limb is a rare post-amputation complication, they rarely happen at the same time and both remain difficult to manage. At present, there is a paucity of literature on this topic, and no treatment has...

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Published in:Pain and therapy 2021-06, Vol.10 (1), p.739-749
Main Authors: Tian, Hongfang, Hu, Hantong, Li, Xingling, Liu, Jing, Guo, Qin, Li, Yang, Han, Dexiong
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pain Medicine
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Summary:Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common complaint among patients after amputation, while jumping residual limb is a rare post-amputation complication, they rarely happen at the same time and both remain difficult to manage. At present, there is a paucity of literature on this topic, and no treatment has been proven effective for treating both of them. In the present brief report, we described a patient who developed severe PLP accompanied by jumping residual limb after below-the-knee amputation and she was treated by auricular therapy (AT) with satisfactory effect.
ISSN:2193-8237
2193-651X
DOI:10.1007/s40122-021-00236-1