What Is Phantom Limb Pain?
After a limb is removed, you may continue to feel it, as though it were still there.
Many people describe burning sensations in their toes though they may be missing their entire leg below the knee.
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The first step in treating phantom pain is to acknowledge that phantom pain is very common and very real.
Symptoms
Regardless of its cause, phantom pain can be a debilitating condition.
Pain is often described as burning, stabbing and throbbingtypical descriptor words forneuropathic pain.
In other words, feet, toes or hands.
Treatment Options
Like mostchronic pain conditions, no single treatment approach works for everybody.
Here are some of the most common approaches.
Some people, however, may require more invasive forms of treatment.
There are now pain specialists who specialize in treatment difficult-to-manage pain such as phantom limb pain.
Taking the time to live healthy may not only lessen your pain but improve your general health as well.
