Direct Nerve Stimulation for Induction of Sensation and Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain

• Published in: River Publishers eBooks
• Main Author: Winnie Jensen
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark River Publishers 2019; Routledge; BEVICA fonden (DK), FEDER and CIBERNED funds; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Classical mechanics; Classical mechanics Solid mechanics; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing; Mathematics and Science; Neuroscience; Physics; Science; Neural Interface; Pain Memory; Nerve Injury; Primary Somatosensory Cortex; Residual Stress Layer; Phantom Hand; Epidemiology; Sensory Feedback; DRG Neuron; Etiology; PLS; Sciatic Nerve; Tibial Nerve; Peripheral Nerve Stimulation; Phantom Limb Pain; TRPA1; Cuff Electrodes; Electrical stimulation; Dorsal Horn; Rat Sciatic Nerve; Imagery; Lamina Ii; Phantom Sensations; Phantom Limb; Neuron Fiber Model; Residual Limb; Lower Vas Score; TRPV1 Receptor; Stimulation Profile; Neuropathic Pain; Gate Theory; Cortical Reorganization; Hybrid Model; Peripheral Nerve Injury; Neuromatrix Theory
• ISBN: 1000795810; 9781000795813; 877022076X; 9788770220767; 100333797X; 9781003337973; 9781000792492; 1000792498
• DOI: 10.1201/9781003337973

The amputation of a limb is a surgical intervention used as a last resort to remove irreparably damaged, diseased, or congenitally malformed limbs where retention of the limb is a threat to the well-being of the individual. The procedure traumatically alters the body image, but often leaves sensations that refer to the missing body part, the phantom limb. In 50-80% of cases, these sensations are perceived as painful and referred to as ‘Phantom Limb Pain’.Direct Nerve Stimulation for Induction of Sensation and Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain provides an overview of research, experiences and results for the design, development and test of hardware and software components, and the ambition to safely implant and evaluate a novel neural interface system to combat phantom limb pain in an amputee volunteer subject.