Phantom Limb Pain is the pain of a limb that does not exist. Most of the times it happens after amputation. Although the amputated limb does not exist anymore, the patient feels pain in parts of that limb. For example a patient who has lost his foot may feel burning in the toes. This is considered a type of Neuropathic Pain. The treatment is very difficult and was limited to the use of some medications of different classes of medications that are usually used in treatment of Neuropathic pain.However, lately there are some promises with the use of Mirror Therapy. In this treatment, a mirror is put besides the healthy limb and the patient sees the mirror image of that limb, which would look exactly like the lost limb to the patient’s brain. This action would push the brain to start working the way it should be working, instead of getting pain signals in the lost limb. If interested, you can search mirror therapy and learn more about this interesting treatment.
