Spinal zaps tested to ease phantom pain and improve artificial legs
Symptom relief
Terminated
This study tested whether sending mild electrical pulses to the spinal nerves could help people with a leg amputation. The goal was to see if this stimulation could reduce phantom limb pain (pain felt in the missing limb) and improve their ability to control a prosthetic leg. Fou…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Lee Fisher, PhD • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:40 UTC