Watch Paralyzed Men Move Their Legs Thanks to Implanted Neurostimulators
 

Watch Paralyzed Men Move Their Legs Thanks to Implanted Neurostimulators
Three years ago we reported on the first person to be able to move his legs after severe spinal cord injury thanks to a spinal cord stimulator typically used for pain therapy. There are new patients, new findings, and a new video out from the study showing off what neurostimulation can do. It may be just people raising their legs, but this is as exciting as it gets here at Medgadget:





Flashbacks: Spinal Neurostimulation Helps Paraplegic Man Stand, Step, and Move Legs…

Study in journal*Brain: Altering spinal cord excitability enables voluntary movements after chronic complete paralysis in humans…

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