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| Sumner, right, shows an amputee how to use the mirror. © AFP |
The problem of the phantom limb has plagued most amputees since the first such surgery was performed, probably in ancient Greece. Canadian Stephen Sumner lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. After years of pain, he found a deceptively simple, low-cost solution, and he's spreading the word in one of the areas that can use it most ~ Cambodia:
http://mosaicscience.com/story/mirror-man
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