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04-08-2014, 07:42 PM
Paralyzed Men Move Their Legs Again With Breakthrough Spinal Treatment
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Researchers at the University of Louisville had only intended to study nerve pathways, but they made a far more surprising discovery. By applying electrical stimulation to the spinal cord through the use of an implant, patients with chronic complete paralysis were able to move (http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.ddJFKR**FiG/b.9031137/k.F3D2/2014_Epidural_Stimulation_Center.htm).
After the initial findings with patient Rob Summers, three other paralyzed men were tested and able to move their legs, wiggle their toes.
See also: Brain Electrodes Could Mean Movement For Spinal Injury Patients [VIDEO] (http://mashable.com/2012/04/21/electrodes-spinal-injury/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
CNN spoke (http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/paralysis-breakthrough-spinal-cord/?hpt=hp_t2) with a spinal surgeon who called the discovery a “breakthrough.” “It shows you can have a living spinal cord under the layer of their injury,” he said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/paralysis-spinal-stimulation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Researchers at the University of Louisville had only intended to study nerve pathways, but they made a far more surprising discovery. By applying electrical stimulation to the spinal cord through the use of an implant, patients with chronic complete paralysis were able to move (http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.ddJFKR**FiG/b.9031137/k.F3D2/2014_Epidural_Stimulation_Center.htm).
After the initial findings with patient Rob Summers, three other paralyzed men were tested and able to move their legs, wiggle their toes.
See also: Brain Electrodes Could Mean Movement For Spinal Injury Patients [VIDEO] (http://mashable.com/2012/04/21/electrodes-spinal-injury/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
CNN spoke (http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/08/health/paralysis-breakthrough-spinal-cord/?hpt=hp_t2) with a spinal surgeon who called the discovery a “breakthrough.” “It shows you can have a living spinal cord under the layer of their injury,” he said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/paralysis-spinal-stimulation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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