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Immobilization: Stabilizing Injured Body Parts

Brief overview What does immobilization mean? To cushion or stabilize an injured part of the body in order to prevent or minimize (painful) movements. This is how immobilization works: The injured person’s protective posture is supported or stabilized by means of cushioning. Depending on the part of the body affected, these “stabilizers” can be a … Immobilization: Stabilizing Injured Body Parts

What is Phantom Limb Pain?

Hard to imagine, but true: phantom limb pain is virtual pain in body parts that are no longer present. Affected individuals feel pain projected into amputated limbs, i.e., pain “outside the body.” Mummy findings have proven that the technique of amputation was already known 3000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Today, surgical severance of a … What is Phantom Limb Pain?