My patient with phantom limb syndrome is a man of 50 years, complains that paresthesias in the leg amputated over 25, following a motorcycle accident. After the first surgery of amputation has been the victim of multiple infectious complications and the stump has been subjected to other, numerous operations to rebuild and save as much as possible the knee joint.

Today, his leg has a large number of important deep scars and the stump is very short and pointed (the central part of the longest reaches about 12 cm), covered with a skin inflammation, in places very thin, thick, and filled in other of crak. At first glance you would not think, but the work of the surgeons was really amazing and wonderful and I'm sure would be happy and satisfied to see him now walking without difficulty, albeit not completely symmetrical, but without any means of support and without functional limitations of any kind.

Practically since the beginning reporting a sleep difficult and often completely absent in fact caused by phantom limb syndrome. Being intelligent and educated man studied them all and, in particular, uses a vibrating tool to the die can reduce its annoying perception. Now refuses to take any particular drug that it deems inefficient and too easy to alter only the level of attention.

I still remember his first visit, and explained that, since this disorder for 25 years, should have done a series of treatments before you see results, a bit 'skeptical but hopeful she would reply: "I would be willing to pay any amount while to sleep normally "

After the first session the most useful information has been that the toes were no longer perceived as an amputee but very relaxed and crossed normodistese, feeling then maintained continuously.

Today, after 12 sessions, usually refers to sleep 6 nights / 7 and the most sleepless night of rest, however discreetly, nothing to do, he says, with the first.

Gave his sleeplessness for a vote of 8-9 (recital 10 the highest), the sleepless nights are now much less frequent, however, with a maximum of 4-5 votes, a result certainly encouraging.

A patient is no longer a small thing, but I certainly regret that you do not use this method for more noise at this level and with this social impact. Certainly it will be my concern to present a scientific publication of the case and, if he could take off my job at the clinic of alternative medicine Sacco Hospital in Milan, to continue in this direction. The treatments will still unfortunately out of the LEA and then pay.

Shame not to enter this free technique among hospital walls: you know how many drugs would save from the pockets of the state and citizens of the womb?

However, as the essay, a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.

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