Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Phantom Limb Pain: It’S Not ‘All In My Mind, It’S In My Neurons!', Meredith Conroy (Class Of 2017)
Phantom Limb Pain: It’S Not ‘All In My Mind, It’S In My Neurons!', Meredith Conroy (Class Of 2017)
Biology Undergraduate Publications
Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a burning, stabbing, shooting, aching, and/or throbbing pain that an amputee feels in his or her amputated limb. According to recent statistics, PLP affects 50-80% of amputees—over one million amputees in the United States alone. With this condition being so widespread and detrimental to patients’ day to day life it is important to understand its mechanisms. However, there is a great deal of debate as to whether PLP is neurological or psychological.