Persona postamputada portadora de dolor de miembro fantasma: Dolor y cuerpo / Person carrying postamputed phantom limb pain: Pain and body

La presente investigación se plantea a través de un abordaje descriptivo-cualitativo. El objetivo fue describir y analizar “lo cotidiano” de la persona postamputada con dolor de miembro fantasma en el estado de Durango, México. El método utilizado fue exploratorio-descriptivo, y como técnica se empleó la entrevista semiestructurada. Los sujetos seleccionados provenían de seis municipios del estado de Durango, México. Debido a la naturaleza del estudio, participaron cuatro personas que al ser amputadas debutaron con dolor de miembro fantasma. El soporte teórico de la presente investigación está integrado y complementado por el pensamiento respecto a lo cotidiano de Maffesoli (1998),1 la corporalidad de David Le Breton (2002)2 y el dolor de David Le Breton (1999).3 Se construyeron tres categorías: 1. Lo corporal, 2. El tiempo y movimiento y 3. Trabajo y ocio.

This research is descriptive-qualitative approach, the aim was to describe and analyze the daily life of the person carrying postamputed phantom limb pain on state of Durango in Mexico. The method used was exploratory-descriptive, semistructured interview technique. The key informants selected as acting subjects, came from six municipalities of Durango’ State, Mexico. Due to the nature of this study, participated four people being amputated debut with Phantom Limb Pain. The theoretical support of this research is integrated and complemented by thinking about the daily life of Maffesoli (1998), the corporeality of David Le Breton (2002) and the pain of David Le Breton (1999). They built three categories: 1. The body, 2. Time and movement, 3. Work and Leisure.

Phantom limb syndrome: a review

Phantom limb syndrome is a condition in which patients experience sensations, whether painful or otherwise, in a limb that does not exist. It has been reported to occur in 80-100% of amputees, and typically has a chronic course, often resistant to treatment. Risk factors include the presence of preoperative pain, traumatic amputation, and the type of anesthetic procedure used during amputation. Several pathophysiologic theories have been proposed, including spinal mechanisms, central sensitization, and somatosensory cortical rearrangements, and while recent studies have shed light on some interesting and significant data, a lot remains to be understood. Treatments include pharmacologic, mechanical, and behavioral modalities, but substantial efficacy in well-designed, randomized controlled trials has yet to be demonstrated. Phantom limb syndrome continues to be a difficult condition to both understand and treat