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What causes phantom limb pain? A new theory
By Tanya Lewis, LiveScience The phantom limb pain many amputees experience may be linked to residual representations of that limb in the brain, a new study finds. "About 80 percent of amputees experience phantom pain," lead study author Tamar
Scientists grow new limb in a lab
Research moves closer to bio-artifical limb replacement that could someday help humans
How 3D printing can revolutionise the medical profession
Groundbreaking 3D printing and scanning techniques are improving access to fully customisable artificial limbs
What Is Phantom Limb Pain?
Learn about the symptoms of phantom limb pain after amputation and why it happens, as well as the available treatment options and resources.
4 Tips to Treat Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom limb pain is a mysterious phenomena in medicine that refers to the ongoing and sometimes unbearable pain a person feels coming from an amputated limb that is no longer there. Roughly two-thirds of all amputation patients experience this pain, and for most, it typically goes away within a year. If you have just undergone …
Phantom sensations: The mystery of how brains process touch
Phantom sensations — misattributing tactile sensations to the wrong parts of the body — are a puzzling phenomenon. What can they tell us about the brain?
10 Things Amputees and People With Limb Differences Want You to Know
Machine Learning is Improving The Way These Prosthetic Limbs Perform
Prosthetic limb users may have a bright future to look forward to, in terms of new technology that can and will help them adapt to the challenges of using the tools. AS it …
How Leeches Can Save Lives And Limbs for Some Patients
Most people cringe at the mere mention of the word leeches. Even more would be alarmed at the thought of having them attached to their skin as part of their medical plan of care.
10 Facts About The History Of Prosthetic Limbs
(via Listverse) Unlike the gecko and the octopus, humans, unfortunately, can’t regrow lost limbs after they’ve been severed. That’s why
New insights into cause of phantom limb pain may have therapeutic benefits
Phantom limb pain is the pain experienced following loss of a limb, either from injury or amputation. This sensation of pain was previously thought to be caused by abnormal plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex of the brain, and rehabilitative therapies have focused on restoring normal motor function to relieve the pain. However, conflicting results left the question of whether and how phantom pain is caused by changes in sensorimotor activity unanswered.
5 Ways to Deal With Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation
Why Do Prosthetic Limbs Feel Way Heavier Than Biological Ones?
Because biological limbs are connected to our skeletons, we don't notice that they weigh a lot! As technology develops, scientists have designed lighter, mor...
How art and design transform artificial limbs into outlets for self-expression
Just like makeup, clothes or jewellery, artificial limbs can be outlets for self-expression. Edgy prostheses use art and design to ‘transcend the notion of what it means to be human’
What Would You Do With a Third, Mind-Controlled, Robotic Limb?
Productivity spiked when researchers gave people mind-controlled robotic arms and asked them to multitask.
How Mind-Controlled Robot Suits Could Enhance Our Limbs
In Episode 2 of Future You, Elise Hu explores mind-controlled exoskeletons that could let paralyzed people walk or the able-bodied gain super strength.
Lost limb? No problem. How animals thrive with three legs
Meet some inspiring animals that get around just fine, even minus a leg.
New stem cell therapy developed which mimics how salamanders grow new limbs
A new kind of stem cell raises the prospect of regenerative treatments that mimic the way salamanders grow new limbs, say scientists. Therapies based on "induced multipotent stem" (iMS) cells could be tested in human trials as early as next year, according to Australian researchers. The team, from the University of New South Wales, demonstrated a way of producing iMS cells by reprogramming bone and fat cells. In theory, the cells could be used to repair bone, cartilage, and muscle.
Could these brain changes explain phantom limb?
Changes in communication between sensory and motor areas of the brain after lower limb amputation could explain phantom sensation, even without pain.
Robots Might Learn to Feel, React to Pain
The robotic nervous system is somewhat complicated, but follows the same methods used by humans to identify pain.
