Phantom pain - when the pain remains even though the body is missing

Phantom pain - when the pain remains even though the body is missing

How physiotherapy and occupational therapy can provide effective support for phantom limb pain after amputations

A foot that burns - even though it is no longer there. A pulling sensation in an arm that has been amputated. Phantom pain is one of the most impressive examples of how strongly our nervous system can continue to "feel" the body even after an amputation - and sometimes make it "suffer".

Many patients find this pain particularly agonizing and irritating: How can a part of the body that no longer exists hurt? And what can be done about it?