Pain in traumatic upper limb amputees in Sierra Leone

Treatment of neuropathic pain in Sierra Leone

“…17 The body of knowledge about amputation pain can be added to by observations from frequently neglected and difficult settings like Sierra Leone. 13,18 This work indicates that a combination of explanation, interest, and medication can help to improve the wellbeing of a vulnerable group in a setting of some social turmoil after nerve damaging injuries have led to neuropathic pain. Part of the benefit that results from such work is through showing people that we believe them about their pain, and can explain it a little, which in turn makes them less frightened by it.…”

“…13 13 had phantom pain (table 1). Both stump and phantom pain were described in ways similar to those in which they are described in other parts of the world (panel 1).…”

Activity and enrichment use in disabled Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) rescued from bile farms

“…Many of these amputees may suffer from chronic pain. In one study, 92.5% of human victims of traumatic, non-clinical amputation developed traumatic neuromas and reported 'stump pain', even several years after the event (Lacoux et al 2002). Evidence from humans, primates, captive bears, and companion animals suggests that blindness and limb amputation can create impediments to locomotion, foraging, and social interaction.…”

Long-term clinical outcomes of Iranian veterans with unilateral transfemoral amputation

“…Although phantom sensation is present in most patients all the time and phantom pain develops in about 50-80% of them, their presence gradually decreases with time [7][8][9][10], but persistance of these two bothering symptoms have direct effects on amputees' disability, and the extent of their functioning.…”