Re: Post about socks for phantom pain

james cecorn

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Re: Post about socks for phantom pain

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james cecorn

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5/22/2008

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While on the subject, did everyone see the article on p. 14 of the May
'08 O&P EDGE. Interesting study on mirror therapy and virtual massage.

-JC

On May 22, 2008, at 11:27 AM, John Stewart wrote:

> Some of the post I received.
>
> i have tried ONE from medi and it was not a positive outcome. medi
> does not claim a high success rate though, so i'd not be coming to any
> conclusions based on my experience.
> in general, i had tremendous success with X-static material, and now
> they have socks and liners with it.
>
> sincerely
>
> Igor Lesko, LPO
>
> Ø I have seen some advertisements about prosthetic socks to
> preventresidual limb pain. They can be worn at night and some can be
> wornwith a gel liner. I am happy to repost your query to
> <Email Address Redacted> to see if any subscribers can offer you
> information. Wayne Renardson, modAMP-L
>
> We have had good luck with the Medi Night socks. Doesn't eliminate
> pain but does reduce it significantly. Paul Meyer, CPO---- John
> Stewart < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
>
> Give it a shot. The studies seem to think there might be potential
> butmore studies are needed. There are two types one from Farabloc and
> theother from Medi.As you know there are different causes for phantom
> pain and differentthings help different people. The socks work of the
> principle of theFaraday cage. That means it blocks RF (radio waves,
> cell phone signalsetc) Put your phone in the sock and it won't get the
> signal. So, if the person's phantom pain is affected by RF then it can
> help. Ihave tried it on several people but I haven't had one that
> definitivelyworks yet. I wouldn't rule it out, it's just that it is
> finding the ptthat it works for Mark Benveniste RN BS CP
>
> cant say for sure if the silver socks/nylons/shrinkers/gel liners
> reduce or eliminate phantom pain. However, I do believe the Comfort
> silver sheaths and thin one ply socks reduce skin problems on many
> when worn next to the skin under many types of liners, more so than a
> regular nylon sheath. They do cost more but but of course that is
> relative to how bad the problem is.Both Juzo and Medi make a silver
> shrinkers, Medi has a gel liner with silver(I have not tried it).
> Maybe a Comfort silver nylon sheath under a shrinker would be of
> help.Good Luck!Laura Ryder
>
> John,
> i have been an AK for over 50yrs. when i get severe phantom pains
> which is about two to three times a year and when they last for hours
> or days i take a Tylenol and it starts to work in about 30mins and
> last for about 2 to 3 hrs then if the pain returns i take another
> sometimes two.
>
> John Stewart
>

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james cecorn, “Re: Post about socks for phantom pain,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/229317.