Starfish Surgery & VR Breakthroughs: New Hope for Upper Limb Loss Patients with Dr. Glenn Gaston

On this episode of We’re Not Stumped, host Mike Bolland welcomes Dr. Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic hand and upper-extremity surgeon who’s helping redefine what’s possible in amputee care.Dr. Gaston shares how a single patient encounter sparked his mission to improve outcomes for people with limb loss — leading to innovations like the Starfish Procedure, which restores individual finger control for partial hand amputees, and a newly FDA-cleared virtual reality therapy that significantly reduces phantom limb pain without opioids.Together, they explore:• How VR retrains the brain to ease phantom limb pain • Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) and advanced prosthetic control • Osseointegration and emerging sensory prosthetics • Arms for All and expanding access to upper-limb prosthetic care • Why collaborative amputee clinics are changing lives • The upcoming Brecon International Conference in CharlotteDr. Gaston also opens up about his journey into amputee care, the future of upper-limb reconstruction, and why innovation matters just as much as compassion.If you or someone you love is navigating limb loss, prosthetics, or chronic pain, this conversation offers powerful insight — and real hope.Send Mike a Message!Support the showWant to be considered as a guest?  Fill out the form here: https://werenotstumped.com/podcast-guest-information/Learn more about our host Mike Bolland: https://mikebolland.com/