- A neurological condition where pain, itching, burning, numbness and other sensations are felt in limb which has been amputated. This happens when brain does not receive inputs from the amputated part and tries to readjust by remapping. Sometimes neuromas can grow in the process enhancing the sensations. So it seems that the brain perceives a part falsely and also sensations from it, when actually the part is absent, hence the name phantom limb.
- The following resource can be searched for further details on the subject.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448188
- Homoeopathically speaking medicines like allium cepa and ammonium muriaticum etc fall into medicines that can cover this pathology.
ALLIUM CEPA
Traumatic chronic neuritis; Allium cepa has neuralgia of stump after amputation; burning and stinging pains (allen’s key notes)
AMMONIUM MUR
Neuralgic pain in amputated limb
Other medicines include- SYMPHYTUM, PHOSPHORIC ACID The above medicines though cover the pathology should be given only after complete case consideration.