Signs and symptoms
The defining symptom of phantom pain the sensation of pain from an amputated limb is Characteristics of phantom pain include:
• Tendency to come and go rather than be constant
• Onset within the first few days of amputation
• May be described as shooting, stabbing, boring, squeezing, throbbing or burning
• Seeming to come from the part of the limb farthest from the body, such as the foot of an amputated leg
• May be triggered by weather changes, pressure on the remaining part of the limb or emotional stress.
