People who have lost a leg sometimes feel pain in the missing limb
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A spinal cord stimulator combined with a shoe sensor improves balance and walking stability in people who have lost a foot – and unexpectedly, it also dramatically reduces phantom limb pain, a type of pain that seems to come from the missing limb.
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