What is residual limb pain

  Residual limb pain refers to pain in the residual part of the limb after amputation. Residual limb pain is often caused by poor residual limb or wearing an unsuitable prosthesis.  1, the residual limb bad: (1) residual limb weight-bearing parts of the skin scars, skin implants, subcutaneous soft tissue is too little, the skin and bone adhesions, wearing a prosthesis often cause skin abrasions.  (2) The bone end of the residual limb has bone spurs, and the bone protrusion of the residual limb is too obvious, which often causes pressure pain and skin injury when wearing the prosthesis.  (3) the residual limb pressure pain and skin surface allergy, mostly due to truncated nerve end neuroma or nerve adhesion caused by.  2, prosthetic assembly is not suitable: residual limb pain causes are multifaceted, mostly due to residual limb receiving cavity, prosthesis to the line or prosthesis suspension function is not good. General light residual limb pain by the patient himself often pat, massage residual limb allergy, pain local can gradually disappear. Severe residual limb pain requires physical therapy or surgery. The pain in the residual limb caused by neuroma is characterized by a small lump about the size of a soybean to a broad bean that can be felt in the soft tissue at the end of the residual limb with a finger. Painless neuromas do not require treatment. Long-term neuroma pain can cause severe phantom limb pain, so it should be removed surgically in time.