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Amputee Life is an informative, researched blog written by medical professionals including amputees and prosthetists.

You’re on a journey to live your best life. And we’re right there with you.

How you feel and how your prosthesis performs affects every single day of your life, which is why you work so hard to perform at your highest level. We’re here to support, guide, and inform you through your journey.  We go into depth, cut through the medical jargon with straightforward, expert-reviewed articles — all designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself and the people you love.

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Residual limb pain and phantom limb pain are the two types of post-amputation pain.

Different Types of Post-Amputation Pain

January 12, 2023

Most people expect pain after an amputation. However, there are different types of post-amputation pain categorized into two kinds: residual limb pain and phantom limb pain. It’s crucial to differentiate between these types of pain because the treatment and management strategies differ.

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  • Virtual therapy for phantom limb pain has significantly advanced.

    Mr. MAPP Displays Advances in Virtual Therapy for Phantom Limb Pain

    December 19, 2022

    Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and the Veterans Affairs (VA) North Texas Health Care System have developed the latest iteration ...

    Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and the Veterans Affairs (VA) North Texas Health Care System have developed the latest iteration ...

  • Researchers still haven’t found the definitive cause for lower back pain in lower-limb amputees.

    Does Gait Symmetry Reduce Lower Back Pain?

    December 06, 2022

    Although gait asymmetry and lower back pain are often found together in unilateral below-knee amputees, it is still unknown whether better gait sy...

    Although gait asymmetry and lower back pain are often found together in unilateral below-knee amputees, it is still unknown whether better gait sy...

  • LSD shows great potential as cure for phantom limb pain.

    LSD as Phantom Limb Pain Cure?

    November 24, 2022

    As psilocybin has been legalized for therapeutic use in states like Oregon and Colorado, as well as cities like Washington DC and Oakland, will fe...

    As psilocybin has been legalized for therapeutic use in states like Oregon and Colorado, as well as cities like Washington DC and Oakland, will fe...

  • Mirror box therapy can retrain the brain to stop phantom limb pain.

    How Limb Loss Affects the Brain

    June 28, 2022

    Unlike other animals, humans are constantly developing. This is why we need our parents’ protection in the first phase of life. This is also why o...

    Unlike other animals, humans are constantly developing. This is why we need our parents’ protection in the first phase of life. This is also why o...

  • Low-dose naltrexone may relieve phantom limb pain.

    Low-Dose Naltrexone May Offer Phantom Pain Relief

    June 22, 2022

    The treatments for chronic pain are as diverse as the causes, and phantom limb pain is no exception. Physicians have long depended on big-name opi...

    The treatments for chronic pain are as diverse as the causes, and phantom limb pain is no exception. Physicians have long depended on big-name opi...

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