PHYSIOLOGY
MUSCLE RECEPTORS
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Phantom Limb Pain
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Phantom limb Sensation
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Phantom Limb Experience
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Ghostly Limb Experience
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Detailed explanation-1: -After an amputation, some people experience pain in the part of the limb that’s no longer there. This sensation is phantom limb pain. The pain is real. The phantom part refers to the location of the pain: the missing limb or part of the limb (such as fingers or toes).
Detailed explanation-2: -Phantom limb sensation (PLS) is feeling of a lost body part after traumatic injuries (1). It is often painful (PLP) and a common experience among amputees (2). In case of etiology and mechanism of phantom limb pain, different theories have been proposed over the years.
Detailed explanation-3: -Peripheral Nerve Changes During the amputation, there is a significant amount of trauma that occurs in the nerves and surrounding tissues. This damage disrupts the normal afferent and efferent signals involved with the missing limb.
Detailed explanation-4: -After one of your limbs is amputated, you may feel as if the limb is still there. This is called phantom sensation. You may feel: Pain in your limb even though it is physically not there.