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Three Part Question

In [adult lower limb amputees] [does visualisation] [reduce phantom limb pain?]

Search Strategy

AHMED, CINHAL, BNI, EMBASE, MEDLINE, psychINFO, Cochrane
All via the NLH all dates available
1)Amput*
2)lower limb loss
3)phantom pain
4)phantom sensation
5)amputat* pain
6) visual*
7)mental imaging
8) 1 OR 2
9) 3 OR 4 OR 5
10) 6 OR 7
11) 8 AND 9 AND 10

Also searched
CINAHL AMPUTEES/ 732
20 CINAHL PHANTOM LIMB/ 149
21 CINAHL 19 AND 20 27
22 CINAHL AMPUTATION/ 1811
23 CINAHL 19 OR 22 2362
24 CINAHL 20 AND 23 68
25 CINAHL (visualisation OR visualization).ti,ab 1273
26 CINAHL 24 AND 25 0
27 CINAHL GUIDED IMAGERY/ 937
28 CINAHL 24 AND 27 2
29 MEDLINE AMPUTEES/ 1559
30 MEDLINE exp AMPUTATION/ 13337
31 MEDLINE 29 OR 30 14644
32 MEDLINE exp PHANTOM LIMB/ 1237
33 MEDLINE 31 AND 32 351
34 MEDLINE (visualisation OR visualization).ti,ab 39162
35 MEDLINE 33 AND 34 0
36 MEDLINE exp "IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY)"/ 706
37 MEDLINE 33 AND 36 3
38 MEDLINE 33 AND 34 0
39 MEDLINE 32 AND 34 1
40 MEDLINE exp PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES/ 95395
41 MEDLINE 32 AND 40 21
42 PsycINFO exp PHANTOM LIMBS/ 301
43 PsycINFO (visualisation OR visualization).ti,ab 2340
44 PsycINFO 42 AND 43 2
45 MEDLINE AMPUTATION/px [Psychology] 351
46 CINAHL CEREBRAL CORTEX/ 1203
47 CINAHL 20 AND 46 4
48 MEDLINE 45 [Limit to: Human and English Language] 289
49 MEDLINE 32 AND 45 31
50 MEDLINE 49 [Limit to: Humans and English Language] 27
51 MEDLINE AMPUTEES/px [px=Psychology] 213
52 MEDLINE 32 AND 51 37

Search Outcome

No articles that fulfill our criteria

Comment(s)

We were unable to find any evidence to support or refute our question

Clinical Bottom Line

There is no evidence that visualisation reduces phantom limb pain