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Is phantom limb pain biological or psychological? |
Is phantom limb pain biological or psychological? both I would believe that would be psychological. I believe it is biological. psychological. psychological. I know a guy that takes placebo pills to "relieve" the pain My father suffered from limb pain. It was so bad he asked them to cut his leg off but they didn't he remained in pain. BOTH : Even when a limb is amputated, damage to nerve endings is one thing that creates this sensation. subsequent regrowth can lead to abnormal and painful discharge of neurons in the stump, and may change the way that nerves from the amputated limb connect to neurons within the spinal cord. There is also evidence for altered nervous activity within the brain as a result of the loss of sensory input from the amputated limb. Phantom limb pain is pyschological. Well i think its psychological as i am an amputee,not only do i get phantom pains but if i do not think about my amputation it still feels like my leg is still there,I get itchy feet,If my left foot gets cold it feels like both of my feet are cold. Pain is, these days, considered to be made up of both physiological and psychological components. It is neither, it's actually neurological, even if you have a limb amputated the brain because of it's make up will stll be sending messages to and from the area, it is easy to fool the brain, the nervous system is extremely complex, and is split into two, the Autonomic and peripheral, and the pathways and functions are infinite! |
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