HC Deb 22 July 1954 vol 530 cc1537-8
10. Mr. Simmons

asked the Minister of Health what several forms of treatment are now readily available to limbless persons who suffer from painful amputation stumps and phantom limbs; the degree of success met with in surgical and alternative forms of treatment and the extent and results of research into causes and remedies for this complaint; and to what extent experiences of physiotherapists, osteopaths and all who have knowledge of this special problem are being studied.

Mr. Iain Macleod

Both surgical treatment and percussion therapy are widely available and the degree of success varies with different patients. Research is being continued in conjunction with the Medical Research Council and other organisations throughout the world, but no final conclusions have yet been reached.