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stump pain

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stump pain,
pain arising in the stump in a person with an amputated limb. Unlike phantom limb pain, which originates and ends in the brain, it originates from damaged nerves near the site of the amputation.


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Another reason for the acceptance of this theory is that painful phantom limb has been associated in some cases with stump pain and problems in healing in the stump [Carlen et al.
Giving up the ghost: a review of phantom limb phenomena by Bowser, Margaret S. / The Journal of Rehabilitation
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