Minimally invasive therapies
Injections. Sometimes injecting pain-killing medications local anesthetics, steroids or both into the stump can provide relief of phantom limb pain.
Spinal cord stimulation. Your doctor inserts tiny electrodes along your spinal cord. A small electrical current delivered to the spinal cord can sometimes relive pain.
Intrathecal delivery system. This procedure allows medication to be delivered directly into the spinal fluid. Much lower doses of medication are needed with this route of delivery. It can be useful for people who experience pain relief with oral medications but experience intolerable side effects.
