Person carrying postamputed phantom limb pain: Pain and body

Abstract

This research is descriptive-qualitative approach, the aim was to describe and analyze the daily life of the person carrying postamputed phantom limb pain on state of Durango in Mexico. The method used was exploratory-descriptive, semistructured interview technique. The key informants selected as acting subjects, came from six municipalities of Durango’ State, Mexico. Due to the nature of this study, participated four people being amputated debut with Phantom Limb Pain. The theoretical support of this research is integrated and complemented by thinking about the daily life of Maffesoli (1998), the corporeality of David Le Breton (2002) and the pain of David Le Breton (1999). They built three categories: 1. The body, 2. Time and movement, 3. Work and Leisure.