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syndrome. we don't know exactly why or how it happens, but some theories suggest the brain is rewiring itself after the loss of input from an amputated limb. so it reassigns the sensations of that limb to a different part of the body. in miles' case, if you touch his chest, he feels it in his missing arm. >> towhen i do this, i feel it the tip of my fingers. when i do this, i feel my fingers and there's a place in the bottom of my heel that i discovered in a massage. >> the rewiring of the brain can often result in phantom pain as well. the limb may be missing but the pain is very real. >> i just got a twinge, by the way. got an electrical jolt. >> in the phantom? >> just happened. some too, i think when you're focused on it too, it tends to be more of a problem. >> these phantom sensations usually subside over time. medicine can help. and in miles' case, medical marijuana has worked the best.