Tag: walking
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
As the #1 referral choice for SCI patients from all over the world, we are renowned for innovative, interdisciplinary care. By integrating advances in...
One Small Step for a Paraplegic, One Big Step Toward Reversing Paralysis
In a hospital in Switzerland, permanently paralyzed people are now learning to walk again with the help of stimulating electrodes implanted in their spines....
Man makes impressive recovery after near-fatal crash
Five years of pain can wear anyone down. Ask Josh Heine, and he'll tell you healing often takes longer than expected.
After a near-fatal car...
If other paralyzed primates walk, will humans?
In the annals of breathtaking scientific advances, it's hard to top this recent news headline: "Paralyzed Monkeys Can Walk Again With Wireless Brain-Spine Connection."
This...
Brain implants allow paralysed monkeys to walk
Swiss researchers travel to China to conduct pioneering experiment.
For more than a decade, neuroscientist Grégoire Courtine has been flying every few months from his...
Spinal cord injury patients may benefit from using exoskeleton earlier in treatment
Cumming School study first in Canada to examine whether using robotic device immediately following injuries promotes recovery
Researchers from the University of Calgary’s Cumming...
Misfortune won’t get the better of quadriplegic filmmaker Paddy Slattery
In the 20 years since a car crash left him quadriplegic, filmmaker Paddy Slattery has found nothing but opportunity, inspiration and happiness
Paddy Slattery remembers...
Paralyzed teen walks on legs he can’t feel
HOUSTON -- Daquan Minor is a walking miracle -- especially since he's walking on legs and feet he can no longer feel.
"We were speeding....
