Feasibility of Using an App for Managing Phantom Limb Pain Associated with Combat Injury in Ukraine (PAMELA)

Amputees will be offered use of an app which offers a variety of non-pharmacological management techniques and exercises aimed at reducing the sensations and pain which are associated with amputation. These include: (1) offering information about the amputation, (2) augmented reality, this is a method for altering a person's perception about the real-world environment using computer simulation; (3) methods for reducing stress, also called 'Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction' and (4) a method called 'Graded Motor Imagery' which aims to train the brain to address the changes which have occurred due to the amputation and which are related to pain and challenges with movement