Well over half of all amputees report sensations in their missing limbs, including heat, drafts, the touch of a watch or ring -- and pain. Centuries ago, most doctors were certain these sensations ...

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Prosthetist Thomas Cutler likes to think outside the box. He wants to help his patients. One amputee went through six legs in three years. The bucket holding the leg in place around his stump was ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Liverpool resident Bryan Costello knew almost instantly that he had lost his right leg below the knee when a car slammed into the motorcycle he was driving outside of Detroit in 2011 ...

Amputees who suffer from phantom-limb pain could get some relief, thanks to a potential new experimental treatment involving virtual reality. One man who suffered severe phantom pain for 48 years ...

Army doctors in the First World War were helpless to stop soldiers who lost limbs from suffering in pain, researchers report. A century on, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have made the loss of ...

Amputees who suffer from phantom-limb pain could get some relief, thanks to a potential new experimental treatment involving virtual reality. One man who suffered severe phantom pain for 48 years ...

Amputees who suffer from phantom-limb pain could get some relief, thanks to a potential new experimental treatment involving virtual reality. One man who suffered severe phantom pain for 48 years ...