title: Stroke, complex regional pain syndrome and phantom limb pain: can commonalities direct future management?
abstract: Despite being different conditions, complex regional pain syndrome type 1, phantom limb pain and stroke share some potentially important similarities. This report examines experimental and clinical findings from each patient population. It identifies common aspects of symptomatic presentation, sensory phenomena and patterns of cortical reorganization. Based on these common findings, we argue that established principles of stroke rehabilitation are also applicable to rehabilitation of complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and phantom limb pain. In addition, we contend that promising treatment approaches for complex regional pain syndrome type 1 and phantom limb pain may be helpful in stroke rehabilitation. Examples of emerging supportive evidence for these hypotheses are provided and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicole E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Acerra
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Souvlis
authors.forename: G Lorimer
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Moseley
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D026241:Exercise Movement Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination / Q000502:physiology; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation