Article

Phantom limb pain is a frequent consequence of the amputation of a body part.
Based on the finding that phantom limb pain is closely associated with plastic
changes in the primary somatosensory cortex and animal data showing that
behaviourally relevant training alters the cortical map, we devised a sensory
discrimination training programme for patients with intractable phantom limb
pain. Compared with a control group of medically treated patients, the training
group had significant reductions in phantom limb pain (p=0.002) and cortical
reorganisation (p=0.05) that were positively associated with improved sensory
discrimination ability.

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