dc.contributor.author | Black, Lance M. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Persons, Robert K. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Jamieson, Barbara | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | No single best therapy for phantom limb pain (PLP) exists. Treatment requires a co- ordinated application of conservative, pharmacologic, and adjuvant therapies. Evaluative management (including prosthesis adjustment, treatment of referred pain, and residual limb care) should be tried initially (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, expert opinion). Other first-line treatments such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) (SOR: A, multiple high-quality randomized, control trials [RCTs]), and biofeedback (SOR: B, numerous case studies) can reduce PLP. Pharmaco- therapy, including opioids, anticonvulsants (gabapentin), and nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), can also relieve pain (SOR: B, initial RCTs and inconsistent findings). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3901 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2009 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 58, no. 03 (March 2009): 155+. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | referred pain | eng |
dc.subject | adjuvant therapies | eng |
dc.subject | psychotherapy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Phantom limb -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Amputees -- Psychology | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Prosthesis -- Complications -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Phantom limb -- Alternative treatment | eng |
dc.title | What is the best way to manage phantom limb pain? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |