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Table 3 Participants. Pain qualities indicate the top three items (or two items if several items tied for third place) in a short-form McGill pain questionnaire on the basis of average scores before tests. Non-painful sensations are added in parentheses if the participant reported them

From: Tactile feedback for relief of deafferentation pain using virtual reality system: a pilot study

No.

Sex

Age

Time since AA/BPA (years)

Affected  hand

Disease

Completeness  of BPA/Position of AA

Allodynia

Hypesthesia

Movement disorder

Intercostal nerve transfer

Pain qualities (non-painful sensation if any)

Number of tests

No tactile FB

Tactile FB

P1

Male

53

36

Left

BPA

Incomplete (C5,6)

+

+

+

No

Aching

Throbbing

Sharp

(Numb)

1

3

P2

Male

49

26

Left

BPA

Complete

+

+

++

Yes

Throbbing

Cramping

Tiring-exhausting

1

2

P3

Male

54

20

Right

BPA

Complete

–

+

++

Yes

Cramping

Gnawing

Tiring-exhausting

2

5

P4

Male

47

14

Right

BPA

Complete

–

+

++

Yes

Cramping

Tiring-exhausting,

1

4

P5

Male

75

9

Right

AA

Upper arm

(−)

(−)

(−)

–

Throbbing

Shooting

Cramping

1

3

P6

Male

46

21

Right

BPA

Incomplete (C5-8)

+

+

++

Yes

Hot-burning

Tender

Tiring-exhausting

2

3

P7

Male

56

6

Right

BPA

Complete

–

+

++

No

Throbbing

Aching

1

2

  1. BPA Brachial plexus avulsion, AA Arm amputation