Researchers have combined robotics and
neuroscience to find out why amputees still feel pain associated with their
missing limbs, opening the gateway to effective treatment options.
Around
185,000
amputations occur in the US every year, followed by a gruelling recovery as
amputees adjust to their routines without a limb. One particularly nasty
side-effect is phantom limb pain, the chronic sensation of pain radiating from
a removed body part.
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