O&P student research survey-stump pain
Rick Milen, P&Ostudent
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O&P student research survey-stump pain
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Rick Milen, P&Ostudent
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DESENSITIZING RESIDUAL LIMBS- A SURVEY
This questionnaire is part of a student research project at The University of
Texas Southwestern Medial Center, Dallas, for partial fulfillment of the
requirements for a degree in Prosthetics-Orthotics. The purpose of this
project is to determine the appropriateness of an experimental research
project concerning the desensitization of residual limbs in the treatment of
amputee stump pain. Participants in the study will remain anonymous.
Respondents will not be identified with the results.
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Please select all, copy, paste and return responses to
<Email Address Redacted> I will post the results to this survey (& the hard copy
version) if number of responses dictate; otherwise I will respond to
participants only. This O&P List survey is an interesting aside to the hard
copy surveys given to respondents of convenience in 3 geographical regions of
the United States. Thanks in advance!
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PLEASE UNDERLINE OR BOLD ONE REPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
1) Your current discipline is:
a) Physical therapy b) Prosthetics c) other (please
specify____________).
2) How many years have you practiced this discipline?
a) less than 3 b) 3 to 5 c) 6 to 10
d) greater than 10
3) Your current practice setting is:
a) privately owned b) institutional c) hospital d) university e)
nursing home f) other___________
4) Approximately how many amputees do you treat in a year?
a) less than 10 b) 10 to 50 c) 50 to 100 d) greater than 100
5) The majority of my patients have amputations due to:
a) congenital b) trauma c) vascular d) diabetes e)
tumor f) other______________
6) UNDERLINE or BOLD ALL THAT APPLY:
My formal education included these desensitization techniques for the
treatment of stump pain.
a) tapping/percussion b) massage c) use of textures d)
electrical stimulation
e) hot/cold applications f)
other______________________________________________________
QUESTIONS 7-11 TYPE: STRONGLY AGREE- AGREE- UNSURE-DISAGREE-or STRONGLY
DISAGREE
7) Stump pain is the leading cause for
delay in an amputees prosthetic rehab.
8) The amount of stump pain an amputee
experiences is related to the amount of pain
he/she experienced prior to the amputation.
9) Clinically, I find stump pain difficult to
separate from phantom limb pain.
10) I believe stump pain is worsened by touching
the stump during the first four weeks
post-amputation.
11) The occurrence of stump pain an amputee experiences
during the first four weeks of prosthetic training is
something to which he/she must accommodate.
12) CHOOSE ONE: (underline or bold it)
In our region, amputee stump pain is most often treated with:
a) topical agents b) oral analgesics c) surgical intervention d)
electrical stimulation
e)
other_________________________________________________________________________
___
13) SHORT ANSWER.
Clinical experience has lead me to believe that stump pain is best
treated with: (please specify)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________________
14) Are you interested in seeing more research done on the subject of stump
pain?
YES
NO
15) I would be interested in implementing a stump desensitization protocol if
clinical significance
could be shown through research on this subject. YES
NO
Thank you for participating; your comments on this subject or survey are
welcome.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________
This questionnaire is part of a student research project at The University of
Texas Southwestern Medial Center, Dallas, for partial fulfillment of the
requirements for a degree in Prosthetics-Orthotics. The purpose of this
project is to determine the appropriateness of an experimental research
project concerning the desensitization of residual limbs in the treatment of
amputee stump pain. Participants in the study will remain anonymous.
Respondents will not be identified with the results.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------
Please select all, copy, paste and return responses to
<Email Address Redacted> I will post the results to this survey (& the hard copy
version) if number of responses dictate; otherwise I will respond to
participants only. This O&P List survey is an interesting aside to the hard
copy surveys given to respondents of convenience in 3 geographical regions of
the United States. Thanks in advance!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
PLEASE UNDERLINE OR BOLD ONE REPLY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
1) Your current discipline is:
a) Physical therapy b) Prosthetics c) other (please
specify____________).
2) How many years have you practiced this discipline?
a) less than 3 b) 3 to 5 c) 6 to 10
d) greater than 10
3) Your current practice setting is:
a) privately owned b) institutional c) hospital d) university e)
nursing home f) other___________
4) Approximately how many amputees do you treat in a year?
a) less than 10 b) 10 to 50 c) 50 to 100 d) greater than 100
5) The majority of my patients have amputations due to:
a) congenital b) trauma c) vascular d) diabetes e)
tumor f) other______________
6) UNDERLINE or BOLD ALL THAT APPLY:
My formal education included these desensitization techniques for the
treatment of stump pain.
a) tapping/percussion b) massage c) use of textures d)
electrical stimulation
e) hot/cold applications f)
other______________________________________________________
QUESTIONS 7-11 TYPE: STRONGLY AGREE- AGREE- UNSURE-DISAGREE-or STRONGLY
DISAGREE
7) Stump pain is the leading cause for
delay in an amputees prosthetic rehab.
8) The amount of stump pain an amputee
experiences is related to the amount of pain
he/she experienced prior to the amputation.
9) Clinically, I find stump pain difficult to
separate from phantom limb pain.
10) I believe stump pain is worsened by touching
the stump during the first four weeks
post-amputation.
11) The occurrence of stump pain an amputee experiences
during the first four weeks of prosthetic training is
something to which he/she must accommodate.
12) CHOOSE ONE: (underline or bold it)
In our region, amputee stump pain is most often treated with:
a) topical agents b) oral analgesics c) surgical intervention d)
electrical stimulation
e)
other_________________________________________________________________________
___
13) SHORT ANSWER.
Clinical experience has lead me to believe that stump pain is best
treated with: (please specify)
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________________
14) Are you interested in seeing more research done on the subject of stump
pain?
YES
NO
15) I would be interested in implementing a stump desensitization protocol if
clinical significance
could be shown through research on this subject. YES
NO
Thank you for participating; your comments on this subject or survey are
welcome.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________________
______________________________________________________________________________
________
Citation
Rick Milen, P&Ostudent, “O&P student research survey-stump pain,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213882.
