Acupuncture for phantom limb pain

Phantom limb pain

Also known as phantom limb pain illusion limb pain, means patients feel cut off the limbs are, and the pain occurred in the area. More pain in the amputation of the distal emergence of a variety of pain in nature, such as electric shocks kind, cutting-like, tear or burn like so kind. Performance for sustained pain and seizures were increasing. Various drug treatment is often ineffective. Right on the phantom limb pain occurred principle, but no uniform, has not much to effective medical therapies. Acupuncture treatment of phantom limb pain first ever, seen in 1959, the 1960s and 1970s in carrying out acupuncture anesthesia and by the flu casket through the research process, it was found to stimulate the limb amputation stump pain patients, the flu could boost radiotherapy to the missing parts
Body acupuncture plus Scalp
Points
The main point : the two groups. 1.Fengchi, Fengfu, Sishenchong, Shenting, Neiguan, shenmen. 2. Feeling Zone 1 / 5 (Scalp Point).
Points allocation : Yaojiaji, Huantiao, Zhibian, Yanglingquan, Zusanli, Fenglong, Xuanzhong, Taichong