Marsland Anthony R, Weekes John W N, Atkinson Rupert L, Leong Michael G
Pain Clinic, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane Q4102 Australia.
Pain. 1982 Mar;12(3):295-297. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(82)90161-0.
Many treatments have been recommended in the management of phantom limb pain. These have not met with widespread enthusiasm. A new therapeutic endeavour utilizes the group of beta sympathetic blocking drugs. Three case histories of patients with phantom limb pain treated with both beta 1-specific and non-specific beta blocking drugs are reported.