Phantom Limb Pain Overview
Learn About Phantom Limb Pain
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MD Anderson
David Adelman is a Plastic Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Adelman and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phantom Limb Pain. His top areas of expertise are Phantom Limb Pain, Cheilitis Glandularis, Melanoma, Osteotomy, and Vaginectomy.
MD Anderson
Bryan Moon is an Orthopedics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Moon and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phantom Limb Pain. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Tumor, Liposarcoma, Osteotomy, and Hip Replacement.
Merion Square Road Medical PC
Christina Le-Short is an Anesthesiologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Le-Short and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Phantom Limb Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Neuralgia, and Phantom Limb Pain. Dr. Le-Short is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: This clinical trial evaluates two surgical techniques (targeted muscle re-innervation \[TMR\] and regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces \[RPNI\]) alone and in combination for the alleviation of chronic residual limb and phantom limb pain in cancer patients who have had an amputation. Chronic residual limb pain and phantom limb pain are debilitating outcomes of traumatic and oncologic amputation...
Summary: The investigators have designed a pragmatic trial of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for phantom limb pain (PLP), the PLP-EVEREST trial (PLP-EffectiVEness pRagmatic Stimulation Trial) to test a portable device that would reach underrepresented populations and would validate this therapy in a more pragmatic setting. Subjects will be randomized to home-based tDCS of the pri...