Phantom Limb Pain refers to experiencing pain in a limb that has been amputated. Which of the following is TRUE about this condition?
Patients who report this pain are effectively treated with traditional pain medications.
The patient’s experience of pain appears uninfluenced by the knowledge they do not possess the limb to generate such pain.
The chance of experiencing pain appears to be greater for a missing leg versus an arm.
There are no proven therapies to help reduce the amount of pain experienced.
