He bore shrapnel wounds from World War II that probably shortened his life and she recalls him telling her about soldiers suffering
from phantom limb pain, which he equated with the experience of sculpture: it's as real as it can be, but also elusive, residing in the imagination.
Not exact matches
The method is based on a unique combination of several technologies, and has been initially tested on a patient who has suffered
from severe
phantom limb pain for 48 years.
THE BRAIN deals with tinnitus in the same way that it deals with «
phantom»
limb pain, where amputees experience
pain from a lost
limb.
It's almost like having a
phantom pain in a
limb that wasn't amputated
from us but our grandfathers, but still the
pain is real.
They may also suffer
from phantom limb syndrome and feel as if their missing
limb is in extreme
pain.