Paralyzed Men
Move Their Legs Again With Breakthrough Spinal Treatment
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.
After the initial findings
With patient Rob Summers, three other
Paralyzed men were tested and able to
Move Their legs, wiggle
Their toes.
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CNN
spoke 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.
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