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Mustary Akter Psyc 2301 Section N01 Summer I and 2017 Discussion of Research Topic: For this final paper I will be writing about phantom limb. Phantom limb is the sensation or pain which a person feels after he/she has an amputated or missing limb. They feel that their limb is still attached to the body. Majority of the sensation feel by these people are painful. They often experience burning, crushing, stabbing, itching, or cramping sensation where the amputated limb used to be.

Synopsis The rumors about the Phantom live in the Opera house. New managers of the Opera stubbornly deny the clear evidence of his existence and act contrary to the Phantom`s instructions. Christine Daae triumphs at the gala of old managers retirement. Raul, Vicomte de Chagny recognizes in the new diva his childhood friend and recalls his feelings to her. But Christine denies the fact of acquaintance with him. Her attitude shocked Raul. Later on the same day Phantom of the Opera kidnaps Christine

Another drug class treatment that has been proven successful with PLP are opioids such as morphine. Wu et al. (2008) study showed that morphine was able to permanently reduce PLP in some patients, which may be due to the drug’s ability to diminish cortical reorganization in the brain. A large concern with the use of opioids, especially long-term use, is the possibility of addiction and quality of life. For many patients, using morphine on a consistent basis may not be possible due to lack of a live-in

“The Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask” When many people think of The Phantom of the Opera, they think of the popular Broadway musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. However, Webber had another vision in mind, a film adaptation of his beloved musical that he announced back in 1989. In 2004 that dream became a reality when it was released for the world to enjoy. Still, some lovers of the live performance argue that the film doesn’t have the same feel or emotion that one would get from the play

While stump pain can improve upon the healing of the wound, phantom pain has presented itself as a challenge for therapists as it is believed to be the result of mixed signals in the brain. Sensory information is detected within the sensory cortex of the brain and essentially when the patient no longer has a limb present, the portion of the cortex responsible for receiving the sensory information of the phantom limb is suddenly no longer receiving adequate information. Therefore, this

Sensation & Perception of Phantom Limb Pain Alec S. Johnson Ben Denkinger University of Minnesota Over time, doctors have seen countless patients that have complained of a strange form of pain sensation called phantom limb pain. The pain that patients are describing is occurring in appendages that are no longer part of their bodies. Many of these amputees have described this pain as utterly unbearable. For the amputee population, this is a very real problem that needs to be solved. Pain

Jedarius stevens Oct. 12 How the bear got his fur A long time ago in a plain forest a group of squirrels was sitting around talking then the bear showed up. When he showed up all one of the bears said here comes the weirdo and they all laughed. The squirrels picked on him because they had fur and they didn't. The bear got really tired of the squirrels picking on him and he wanted it to stop so he went to the swamp and ask the wise one. The wise one was a small slimy frog that knew everything. The

Week 4 - Chapter 4 Review 1. Your visual receptors have begun to receive, translate, and transmit the contours of the letters on this exam to your brain. You are therefore engaged in the process of _____. a) selection b) organization c) reading d) sensation x 2. The key functions of sensation and perception are respectively: _____. a) stimulation and transduction b) transmission and coding c) detection and interpretation d) interpretation and transmission 3. When you first put your

Bravery Personified Master Sargent Charles Burlington, III, wakes up from his mid-day nap to find his twin sister taking her own nap in the chair next to him. He will probably never admit it, but he takes great comfort in her presence. He suffered a tramatic brain injury with hearing loss in addition to the loss of his left leg by a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan that took the lives of two members of his team and maimed two others. His survival was uncertain when he was flown to a military

Introduction There is an estimated 1.9 million people living with an amputated limb in America, each day 500 more Americans loss a limb (Ziegler et al., 2008). Of those who lose a limb later in life, 60-80% of them experience phantom limb pain. (Nikolajsen et al., 2001) Phantom limb pain refers to a pain or sensation that seems to come from the limb that was amputated. ( Nikolajsen et al., 2001) Of those who are congenital amputees, an estimated 1500 of them are born with upper limb reduction, while