What phantom pain means, how it can feel, what to track, and when to ask a doctor, prosthetist, pain clinic, or rehab team for help.
Phantom pain means pain that feels like it comes from a limb, hand, arm, finger, or other body part that is no longer there or no longer has normal sensation. The pain is real. It is not someone imagining it. NHS information describes phantom limb sensations as sensations that seem to come from the amputated limb, and notes that these sensations can sometimes be painful. Cleveland Clinic gives similar wording: phantom limb pain is pain felt in a missing body part after limb loss. Phantom sensation and phantom pain...
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Phantom pain means pain that feels like it comes from a limb, hand, arm, finger, or other body part that is no longer there or no longer has normal sensation. The pain is real. It is not someone imagining it. NHS information describes phantom limb sensations as sensations that seem to come from the amputated limb, and notes that these sensations can sometimes be painful. Cleveland Clinic gives similar wording: phantom limb pain is pain felt in a missing body part after limb loss. Phantom sensation and phantom pain...
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