Patient care for postamputation pain and the complexity of therapies: living experiences.

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serval:BIB_6C143D09A42E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Title
Patient care for postamputation pain and the complexity of therapies: living experiences.
Journal
Pain management
Author(s)
Flahaut M., Laurent N.L., Michetti M., Hirt-Burri N., Jensen W., Lontis R., Applegate L.A., Raffoul W.
ISSN
1758-1877 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1758-1869
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/11/2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
8
Number
6
Pages
441-453
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Limb amputation traumatically alters body image. Sensations rapidly prevail that the limb is still present and 85% of patients portray phantom limb pain. Throughout the testimonies of amputated patients with intense phantom limb pain, we show the difficulty in treating this chronic pain with current pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies.
We qualitatively analyzed the therapeutic choices of five amputees, the effectiveness of the treatments chosen and the impact on patients' quality-of-life.
In general, patients who are refractory to pharmacological treatments are in favor of trying alternative therapies. It is therefore crucial to design a combined and personalized therapeutic plan under the coordination of a multidisciplinary team for the wellbeing of the patient.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Pain, Intractable/complications, Patient Care, Phantom Limb/complications, Phantom Limb/psychology, Phantom Limb/therapy, Treatment Outcome, chronic pain, complementary and alternative medicine therapies, neuropathic pain, phantom limb pain, pharmacological therapies, postamputation pain, rehabilitation, therapy
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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