1st International Conference on Phantom Limb Pain
August 31 – September 2, 2021
Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) is a condition often experienced after limb amputation which can negatively impact quality of life. Unfortunately, no universally accepted guidelines exist for its prevention and treatment.
The 1st International Conference on Phantom Limb Pain (ICPLP 2021) took place on Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, 2021 at the Center for Bionics and Pain Research (CBPR) in Mölndal, Sweden. It consisted of 3 full days of lectures, oral and poster presentations, and panel discussions in person and online.
The aim of the 1st International Conference on Phantom Limb Pain was to bring together world-renowned experts in the study and treatment of PLP, and to create a forum for discussion on current scientific thinking in the field. On this page you can freely access all the presentations and discussions that took place at ICPLP 2021.
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Click here to access the ICPLP 2021 Conference Booklet. (Note: All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1))
ICPLP 2021 Conference Videos
Lectures
Tuesday, August 31st
Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Pär Gustafsson
Per Tenggren
Prof. Fernando Cervero
Emeritus Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Honorary Professor, The University of Bristol, UK Past-President, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
Prof. Jack Tsao
Professor at University of Tennessee, USA
Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Herta Flor
Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University
Prof. Tamar Makin
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London
Dr. Estelle Raffin
Scientist at Centre for Neuroprosthetics (CNP), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland
Wednesday, September 1st
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for the Treatment of Postamputation Pain
Prof. Todd Kuiken
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University
Prof. Paul Cederna
University of Michigan
Prof. Jaimie Shores & Prof. Sami Tuffaha
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Thursday, September 2nd
Prof. Nadia Bolognini
Dept. of Psychology, University of Milano Bicocca
Dr. Robin Bekrater-Bodmann
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Prof. Steven Prescott
Neurosciences & Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children
Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
ICPLP 2021 Speakers, Staff, & Invited Guests
Panel Discussions
Panel Discussion 1 – Tuesday, August 31st
- Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Jack Tsao
Professor at University of Tennessee, USA
Prof. Herta Flor
Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University
Dr. Robin Bekrater-Bodmann
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Panel Discussion 2 – Wednesday, September 1st
- Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Jack Tsao
Professor at University of Tennessee, USA
Prof. Herta Flor
Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University
Dr. Robin Bekrater-Bodmann
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Panel Discussion 3 – Thursday, September 2nd
- Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan
Center for Bionics and Pain Research, Chalmers University of Technology
Prof. Jack Tsao
Professor at University of Tennessee, USA
Prof. Herta Flor
Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University
Dr. Robin Bekrater-Bodmann
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations 1
PhantomAR – Developing a wearable Augmented Reality for treating phantom limb pain
Dr. Prahm
An international, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial for phantom motor execution as a treatment for phantom limb pain: preliminary results
Dr. Lendaro
Platform combining Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Virtual Reality for Neuropathy
Dr. Preatoni
A non-invasive sensory feedback system in hand prostheses used in everyday life
Dr. Wijk
Prostheses with somatosensory feedback reduce phantom limb pain and increase functionality
Dr. Weiss
Sensory Feedback to Investigate and Drive Cortical Plasticity
Dr. Zarei
Effects of combined and alone transcranial motor cortex stimulation and mirror therapy in phantom limb pain: A randomized factorial trial
Dr. Lidström-Holmqvist
A novel surgical method based on targeted sensory reinnervation reduces phantom pain and improves prosthetic rehabilitation
Dr. Gardetto
Oral Presentations 2
Phantom limb pain and residual limb pain after lower limb amputation – data from the SwedeAmp registry
Dr. Hagberg
The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Phantom Limb Pain in People with Amputations
Dr. Limakatso
Reliability of a limb laterality recognition task in people with phantom limb pain
Dr. Graham
Changes in brain activity and pain inhibition as possible predictors for phantom limb pain in leg amputees – a longitudinal pilot study
Dr. Serian
Altered resting-state functional connectivity after sensory feedback training in amputees with PLP
Dr. Wanke
Towards EEG Signatures of Phantom Limb Pain
Dr. Lendaro
Magnetoencephalographic neurofeedback training to reduce phantom limb pain
Dr. Yanagisawa
Are phantom referred sensations a perceptual consequence of S1 remapping?
Dr. Amoruso
Filling the gap: mapping the facial homunculus in one-handed individuals and controls
Dr. Root
Poster Presentations
Wednesday, September 1st
Correlation between neuromas and phantom limb pain after traumatic hand amputation
Dr. Pejkova
A retrospective review of phantom limb pain in patients undergoing lower limb amputations as a result of diabetes
Dr. Goodison
Chronic pain in lower limb amputees and correlation with the use of perioperative epidural or perineural analgesia
Dr. Donati
A Case Series on Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin Nerve Blocks for Refractory Phantom Limb and Residual Limb Pain
Dr. Smither
Early Experience of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Phantom Limb Pain in Lower Limb Amputations
Dr. Taylor
Effect of Pulse-width Modulated Sensory Feedback on Cortical Excitability
Dr. Jadidi
C.A.L.A. – Computer Assisted Limb Assessment: Visualizing Phantom Limbs and Phantom Limb Pain
Dr. Bressler
Thursday, September 2nd
Electroacupuncture for Nociceptive Phantom Limb Pain: A patient case study
Dr. King
Microstimulation as a tool to explore sensory percepts elicited by electrical stimulation
Dr. Dione
Phantom limb movements: kinematics and EMG
Dr. Scaliti
Interplay between innovation and intersubjectivity. How therapists providing Phantom Motor Execution therapy describe and explain change?
Dr. Pilch
Out of the Clinic, into the Home: The In-Home Use of Phantom Motor Execution Aided by Machine Learning and Augmented Reality for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain
Dr. Lendaro
A four phase therapy concept together with a vibrotactile feedbacksystem reduces phantom pain and improves gait stability.
Dr. Schultheis
“I Did Not Expect the Doctor to Treat a Ghost”: Chronic Phantom Limb Pain in Military Amputees, 1914-1985
Dr. Smith
Nociceptive, visual, and proprioceptive signals’ multisensory integration influences body ownership
Dr. Coppi
Workshops
Marta Matamala-Gomez, Tony Donegan, Justyna Swidrak
Kate Lancaster
Corry K van der Sluis, Liselotte Hermansson, Cathrine Widehammar, Maria Munoz-Novoa, Eva Lendaro, and Max Ortiz-Catalan
Denise Lester, Douglas Murphy, Brooke Trainer, Rob Trainer
Lorenzo Diana, Nadia Bolognini
