The Types of Phantom Limb and the Utilization in Rehabilitation Programme of the Multiple Limbs Amputee

Abstract

1. Phantom limb has a possibility to be utilized to adjust the body image to artificial limb.
2. Phantom limb can either be obliterated or made to reappear by the psychological treatment, and moreover, it can be expanded, also reformed to be a better one than the original limb.
3. In the case of amputee of both lower extremities, measurements and preparation of artificial legs can be done by projection chart, if phantom limb belongs to Type I-II (Otsuka). And the height of the patient wearing the articial legs may be the same as that before amputation.
4. Phantom limb can be made to appear theoretically even when the amputee is an infant who has never experienced a phantom limb. The position and motor sensation of patient can be restored by psychological conditioning and visual control.