Phantom limb

Phantom limb pain is the most fascinating phenomenon I have read about in the health field so far. The concept is crazy to imagine on your own body. The first time I have ever heard of phantom limb pain was in the first session of this Honors class, and I remember sitting in my chair shocked that this could possibly be a real experience for some. Most of the readings discussed various surveys and the prevalence of phantom limb pain in amputees; the sky-high rates astounded me, especially being

The article that I selected was “Phantom Limb”. I chose this article for two reasons. The first reason, this issue is very close to my heart, I have a family friend who is very dear to me and unfortunately, went through this situation. Second, I believe this article could give me a better understanding of what phantom limb is and the challenges he had to endure. When I heard about Miguel, a close family friend was in an accident, the first thing I did was prayed for his survival. Thankfully

arms, hands, legs, or feet, but can also affect other parts of the body. Although the particular origin of the disease is undetermined, the majority of the time CRPS is caused by a significant trauma; such as a fracture, sprain, burn, cut, bruise, limb immobilization, or a surgical procedure (Ferrillo, 2016). CRPS stems from a neurological dysfunction that generates severe pain, mild or dramatic changes in skin color, temperature, and swelling in the affected area (National Institute of Neurological

vocational rehabilitation counselor. The clinical psychologist may assist Jessica with identifying her emotions and how to work through them in a healthy method (Vaughn, 2014). In addition, the clinical psychologist will help with managing her phantom limb pain and any post-traumatic stress

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

Phantom limb phenomenon describes the abnormal sensation that subject perceived through the previously absent limb (Lin and Cataldo, 2002). The hypothesis for this phenomenon is that there is a response from the central nervous system to the damaged nerve cell. Researchers have been interested in studying this phenomenon since it may underlie the idea of bodily awareness and ownership mechanisms (Giummarra et al., 2007). According to Shontz (1969), the phantom limb phenomenon can happen in other

Participants Of the eligible trials, all included participants that had been diagnosed with CRPS type I, 3-4,6-8,10-15 three of which included participants with phantom limb pain (PLP),13-15 three recruited people post-stroke,10, 14-15 and one included people with CRPS type II.3 For the purposes of this review, we focused strictly on the effects of various interventions on participants diagnosed with CRPS type I or

Phantom pain (Phantom limb pain [PLP]) PLP is one of those strange afflictions of the human body which can be caused by a number of instances. Although surgery and the removal of limbs, hence the name, are the primary and most common way of developing PLP, there are numerous other ways which can bring PLP on, albeit not in as severe ways; these ways include, but are not limited to Touch, Urination or defecation, Sexual intercourse, Angina, Cigarette smoking, Changes in barometric pressure, Herpes

With conflicting research and hardly valid data, to say that phantom limb syndrome is solely caused based on psychogenic mechanism of the patient is inaccurate. More recent research has strongly suggested peripheral mechanism to also be a factor in phantom limb syndrome. Once amputation of a limb or part of a limb is performed, a neuroma is created. Neuromas result from a trauma to the nerve and are typically formed on the site of an inquired sensory nerve, forming a knot in the area. The knot is