How To Treat Phantom Limb Pain

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy has been used to treat phantom limb pain in the past, although its efficacy varies widely. When the phantom pain is caused by the rewiring of the nervous system, psychotherapy alone doesn't tend to be effective. However, therapy can be used to treat psychosomatic pain. Psychotherapy is quite effective in treating patients with phantom limb pain when it is combined with other methods. It is particularly useful in cases in which the amputation or loss of limb was traumatic, as the psychotherapy helps the patient deal with the underlying issues causing the phantom pain to occur in the first place.