Sock 'helps to prevent pain in amputees'
AMPUTEES who suffer "phantom" pains from their removed limbs could be helped by a new treatment in Edinburgh.
Medics at the Astley Ainslie Hospital in Morningside have developed a special sock which led 90 per cent of patients to report a reduction in the pain they were experiencing.
Phantom pain haunts some people who have had amputations, and is a sore feeling caused even though the limb is absent.
The Relax Night Socks were trialled among people in the SMART centre, and all of them said they were easy to use and comfortable.
Elaine McCurrach, prosthetist at the hospital, said: "Some of our amputees have severe phantom pain, which can have a very negative effect on their quality of life.
We are delighted to show that this product is an effective drug-free treatment for night-time phantom pain and to be able to make it available for all suitable patients."
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