How OTs can promote occupational engagement after lower limb amputation
This was a project I presented to my educators at the end of my placement in Diabetes & Endocrinology in Pinderfields Hospital.
This was a project I presented to my educators at the end of my placement in Diabetes & Endocrinology in Pinderfields Hospital.
Following amputation, patients can experience residual limb pain (RLP), formerly known as “stump pain” and phantom limb pain (PLP). RLP is located at the site of the amputation whilst PLP refers to pain felt from in amputated limb that no long exists. Whilst up to 50% of patients experience both at the same time, RLP … Read more