Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) remains highly prevalent despite decades of clinical and experimental interventions. While pharmacological and surgical approaches address acute or nociceptive components, chronic neuropathic PLP persists, and theoretical models often lack testable predictions. Here, I present the theoretical basis for Progressive Motor Training (PMT), a novel treatment derived from the Stochastic Entanglement hypothesis. This hypothesis proposes that PLP arises from maladaptive recruitment of underutilized somatosensory and motor circuits after amputation, rather than cortical reorganization or visual feedback deficits.
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