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Nursing Management And Mirror Therapy For Phantom Limb Pain, Bridget Henry
Nursing Management And Mirror Therapy For Phantom Limb Pain, Bridget Henry
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Phantom limb pain may occur after the accidental removal or surgical amputation of a limb. Phantom limb pain is the experience of pain in the limb that is no longer present. The clinical management of phantom limb pain is essential in the overall reduction of patient rehabilitation and poor patient outcomes. A patient’s degree of phantom limb pain is influenced by their personal response to loss and pain and can have devastating effects to a person’s social performance, occupational role, family role, relationships, and involvement in activities or hobbies. Like most chronic pain, phantom limb pain decreases the quality of …