Phantom limb pain – mechanisms and the latesttherapeutic methods

<ns3:p>The prevalence of phantom pain is not clearly defined and the data on this subject are extremely divergent. Thisambiguity results from the lack of differentiation between the types of pain occurring after amputation: phantompain, phantom sensation, acute post-operative or post-traumatic pain and stump pain. The concept of phantompain is not fully understood, and data on its pathophysiology and effective therapeutic methods are still beingstudied. Understanding the standard pillars of multifactor phantom pain therapy to enable treatment of patients andimproving the therapeutic method in this area. The aim of the work is to present the latest research on the theory ofthis type of pain and the methods of its treatment nowadays.</ns3:p>