Immediate response of phantom limb pain to calcitonin.
We applied calcitonin in a single-shot treatment to 10 patients with persistent or acute phantom limb pain. Nine patients responded immediately and noted a clear analgesic effect. In contrast a group of non-phantom pain patients of heterogeneous composition did not respond at all, except 1 patient with chronic stump pain. We believe that this could be an exciting new approach to the treatment of phantom limb pain.
D000368:Aged; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002116:Calcitonin