Phantom Limb Pain Assessment Tools: A Literature Review Exploring Strengths and Limitations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and categorize the pain instruments used to evaluate phantom limb pain (PLP), phantom limb sensations (PLSs), and residual limb pain (RLP) stratified by frequency of use, instrument completion time, and inclusion of descriptive terms to distinguish between the 3 phenomena.

Data sources

MEDLINE/PubMed and Google Scholar from 1986 to 2024.

Study selection

Cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies investigating the prevalence of PLP in adults (18y or older) with surgical and traumatic upper or lower limb amputation.

Data extraction

Studies were identified and their methods were evaluated for mention of instruments used to assess for PLP. Tools were then evaluated for frequency of usage, completion time, differentiation of pain and sen

SUBMITTER: Jenson AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265911 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature