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It\noccurs when damaged nerves at the site of the amputation continue to\nsend signals to the brain, causing the amputee to think the missing body\npart is still there. Although phantom limb pain usually occurs after the\namputation of an arm or leg, it can…","html":"<p>Phantom limb pain is a neuropathic condition affecting amputees. It\noccurs when damaged nerves at the site of the amputation continue to\nsend signals to the brain, causing the amputee to think the missing body\npart is still there. Although phantom limb pain usually occurs after the\namputation of an arm or leg, it can appear in any area of amputation,\nand discomfort can include not just pain but cold, heat, cramping, or\nany other common sensation.</p>\n<h2>Incidence and Current Treatments</h2>\n<p>It's estimated that phantom limb pain affects 50 to 80 percent of all\namputees. The condition usually occurs during the first year after the\namputation and often becomes chronic, lasting for months or even years\nwith either no improvement or an increase in pain. Amputees may suffer\nfrom phantom limb pain their entire lives.</p>\n<p>Veterans are one of the largest groups to experience amputations, with\nthe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone resulting in 1,715 amputations as\nof January 2013. For them, and for other amputees, phantom limb pain can\nbe devastating. Current treatment is a matter of trial and error, with\nlittle relief experienced by most patients. A 1984 <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6709380\">survey of 5,000 U.S.\namputee veterans</a> found that\n78 percent suffered from phantom limb syndrome, but a scant 1 percent\nexperienced any relief through treatment.</p>\n<h2>Medical Marijuana as a Treatment</h2>\n<p>In 2007, Health Canada approved Sativex, a whole-plant-derived cannabis\nextract, for the treatment of HIV-related neuropathic pain. While\nSativex it is not currently available in the United States, it is in the\nprocess of FDA approval. Although not completely understood, the\nmechanism of action seems to be that cannabinoids work on specific pain\nreceptors as well as the neurons that transmit pain.</p>\n<p>In the United States, medical marijuana as a treatment for neuropathic\npain has been the subject of much research. A 2007 study <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17296917\">published in\n\"Neurology</a>\" found that\nsmoked cannabis reduced patients' pain by 30 percent over the course of\nonly five days, and over <a href=\"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19789075\">three dozen preclinical and clinical\ntrials</a> have validated this\nfinding. Cannabinoids act as a sort of circuit-breaker, binding to pain\nreceptors and stopping the production of neurotransmitters which carry\npain signals. They therefore provide some relief from chronic\nneuropathic pain, including the pain involved in phantom limb syndrome.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/armymedicine/8447985068/in/photolist-dSw8CY-fFGAA3-68VMVW-gbMw6e-57mp7Z-68RzYe-dZ7pKX-5XzwZv-4dLUZ4-bv8CA1-8Dgqg2-bv8CYu-8TgKgX-iAgiru-4quvqh-cKtKCq-fXeHf1-fXf7AD-eMbGMa-q6Q5yZ-eMo7iJ-eMbGjz-eMbH1g-eDr3ri-eDr3oH-eDx9Kw-eDr3qz-8vLfm5-8vLefq-dhwQRi-8vLj6m-eDr3pP-eDx9JA-eDx9FL-eDr69B-eDx9Hb-eDx9HU-eDx9Gd-fXf6k2-9HWTXG-9HWTXw-cAsqMJ-6TaV83-9t1Fcf-7MFc5h-cmEgi-JL9gz-9HWTXm-8vH1aT-8tXXkm\">Photo Credit.</a></p>","timeToRead":2},"headerYoutubeVideo":null,"autoplayHeaderYoutubeVideo":null},"allArticle":{"nodes":[{"id":"Article_1970-markdown","title":"Cannabis Helps Women Cope with Stress & 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