[Bioacoustic correction in treatment of phantom pain syndrome. (Pilot study)].

Objective: To assess the severity of the phantom pain syndrome in patients with consequences of combat trauma before and after comprehensive therapy using the bioacoustic correction (BAC) method.

Material and methods: A number of male patients equal 15 aged 24-60 years with consequences of combat traumas and confirmed phantom pain syndrome were examined. Patients were given 10 BAC therapy procedures with an average duration of 20 minutes per day after a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of state. The dynamics of pain syndrome was evaluated by visual analogue scale.

Results: It has been shown that the BAC procedures contribute to a significant reduction of the phantom pain syndrome severity. The decrease of the phantom pain syndrome after the BAC procedures was maintained at least 6 months in the catamnesis. The probable mechanism of reducing the phantom pain syndrome in BAC procedures is adaptive reorganization of thalamocortical detectors of affected limbs by modulation of neuroplasticity processes.

Conclusion: The conducted preliminary studies have shown that the BAC therapy contributes to the reduction of the phantom pain syndrome intensity.