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>> miles found an english speaking doctor who told him it looked like a textbook case of acute compartment syndrome. it was the first time miles had ever heard the term. he said this and i literally was trying to wiki what i had. and, you know, i didn't like what i read. >> acute compartment syndrome occurs when the pressure increases inside an area of the body that houses muscles, veins, arteries and nerves. it's usually due to bleeding and swelling. because that compartment is covered by a tough unforgiving layer of connective tissue known as fascia, when the swelling gets worse, the muscle ...

It's encased by this thick layer of tissue known as fascia. if you injure your muscle to the extent miles did, the muscle will start to swell. because of that thick layer of tissue surrounding it it really doesn't have much that it can swell. and it starts to die as a result. it starts to push on the nerves arteries, veins and the muscle tissue starts to die. at that point, two options. you can open up the outer layer, that fascia and give the muscle room to expand. but in his case, it was already too late for that jake. the muscle was already so far gone they made the decision toto amputate a...

I'm feeling a lot better being back home and being around my family, friends, and church friends as well. >> i know that in addition to the loss of your leg, you also had some serious internal injuries as well. are you recovering from that? >> actually, i am. it's actually healing very well. the bottom is still not where they want it to be. they're still looking at the fascia. but the top is just shrinking dramatically small, and it's looking very good. and a good pink color and red color they want. so my mom and grandmother and family, we're excited, you know, for the healing of that. >> i'm ...

Different manual treatment techniques and found osteopathic techniques that really made a difference because they did focus on other things, like looking at the mobility of the fascia around the organs. so i studied a five-year program of osteopathic techniques. >> so this is actually based in sound science? >> absolutely. >> one of the strange things that was happening when ifls sufferi -- i was suffering from this pelvic pain, i went on line and found a lot of women suffering greatly for this pelvic pain, yet there were no answers from their conventional doctors. it didn't seem anyone really...

It's basically a hands-on treatment tool that focuses on improving movement in the body which helps with circulation, which helps with nerve signals, which helps with muscle tension, and it focuses on the relationship between the organs and muscle stimulation. >> so the manipulation is you're manipulating my organs? >> not the organs themselves. the organs are covered by fascia. so i'm focusing on the fascia or the muscles that glide over the bones. >> so you're not moving bones around or cracking or manipulating the body in any way. >> no. >> but yet you went through a lot of training for thi...