2006-10-04 16:01:04 · 7 answers · asked by leadzon 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Because your body isnt used to missing that part so sometimes you still think that it is there.Then after a while your nerves in the part that is left will trigger something in your brain and it makes you think that it is itching when it isnt really there.I onle know this because I have a friend that is missing a leg from a lawn mowing accident, but that is what your answer is....good luck
2006-10-04 16:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's called phantom limbs or something like that I was watching a talk show just the other day with a guy that had lost his leg and said that it happened to him regulary I don't think there is any logical medical explaination for this..
2006-10-04 16:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by channille 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mind and brain still wish to feel the missing limb. It can be a serious problem for amputees.
2006-10-04 16:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by trishopesisters 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their brain still thinks there is a limb there. Gosh that would drive me crazy! Feeling an itch that isn't there! :-S
2006-10-04 16:09:32 · answer #4 · answered by songbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mind has still stored past information in it's cells. So until you realize that the limb is actually gone, the mind believes it's still there.
2006-10-04 16:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by Dale 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I had my teeth knocked out in a car accident and when I eat ice cream I still get that cold feeling & my teeth aren't real it's really wierd.
2006-10-04 16:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by Liza M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nerves are still connected in the brain.
2006-10-04 17:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by katzetex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋