Amputation

The Boston Marathon is a race that is held every year on the third Monday of April since 1897. This event attracted several people. On April 15,2013 two bombs went off near the finish line killing 3 bystanders and wounding more than 250 people. Not only were people seriously injured but property was damaged and the entire city was in shock. Automatically people believed they fell victim to terrorist attacks. Four days later after the FBI took over a video immersed that revealed brothers,…

There are approximately 2 million people living in the United States who have undergone an amputation, and of those 2 million, up to 60-90% suffer from phantom limb sensations or phantom limb pain. Interestingly, these sensations do not seem to always fade with time as a patient adjusts to the loss of a limb, but as many as 70% report phantom sensations several years after the loss of the limb (Hanley et al., 2009; Foell, Berkrater-Bodmann, Diers, & Flor, 2014; Preissler et al.,2012;…

the effect of visceral stimulation has on the intensity of phantom limb pain. Researchers were trying to investigate and answer the commonness of the change of phantom limb sensation and pain with visceral stimulation in military personnel with amputation and pain intensity. One of the questions that they were trying to answer was why do some people have get phantom limb pain when their lower limbs get amputated? They were looking at different variables to see what weakened or intensified the…

First, may artificial foot that can complement balance control using the knee could improve the quality of life of people characterized by a lower part amputation than passive ones. Second, could continuous use of artificial foot let the person to adjust to this characteristics thereby increasing his or her balance performance or walking performance. In addition, the article indicated that the degree of loss…

PLP can occur promptly after the amputation of a limb while in some causes “Pain may last for years and tends to be intermittent rather than constant” (Lin and Cataldo 849). Furthermore, PLP may last anywhere from a few minutes to multiple hours a day. In most cases of PLP, the prevalence…

In the world there are five senses. There's taste, smell, vision, hearing, and touch. All of these are in most people's lives, except me. Well, at least until now. My eyes start to open slowly, trying to remember what happened, but that topic changed quickly. I was very thirsty, so I tried to stretch my arm out to get a cup of water, but nothing--nothing--moved. I started to panic, wondering what happened that night, but I didn’t get any answers until I figured them out myself.…

Undergoing an amputation generates sufficient trauma in and of itself, adding to the shock is the experience of excruciating pain caused by a limb or other body part that is no longer attached to the body, this disturbance can prove to be not only exasperating but extraordinarily frightening as well. This strange phenomenon, of experiencing a limb that has been removed from the body, is referred to as a “phantom limb.” Around “90 percent of amputees worldwide” have experienced these puzzling…

NHS spends five million pounds annually on diabetes foot ulcers. Studies show that 100 patients lose their lower limb of their foot as a result of diabetic foot disorders (Nicholas, 2013). Diabetic foot ulcers result into amputations. Furthermore, the death rates due to amputations are reported to be approximately 50% from the patients who suffered diabetic foot ulcers (Edmonds, 2006). Though the basic pathogeneses are immunopathy, neuropathy, and vasculopathy, foot ulcers are also…

mirror therapy and virtual reality (VR) therapy via the Oculus headset. In addition, we will explore four research studies that provide empirical evidence in support of the main argument, which is laid out in the Discussion section. II. Introduction Amputation can be debilitating in several ways. Not only do patients experience a physical loss of self and the accompanying emotional turmoil, but nearly 80% of amputees are plagued by sensations of pain originating from the limb long after its…

the Emergency Room (December 27, 2013) complaining of bilateral lower extremity swelling (cellulitis) and pain. She had a severe infection (septic shock), was admitted to the hospital, was seriously ill, and “ended-up with bilateral above-knee amputation.” She developed multiple problems, including kidney failure (required dialysis), and cardiac problems (atrial fibrillation). She had a history of total left hip replacement. After her hospital stay she was transferred to a rehabilitation…