Thursday, June 2, 2011

Walking Last Week, and Great Therapy News



And here's some pretty cool news - an unprecedented development in the recovery of a C-7/T-1 paraplegic. After months of intense locomotor therapy (very similar to what I'm doing) and an electrical stimulator surgically implanted in his lower back, this guy was able to fully stand and support his own weight, and even wiggle his toes. So even with a damaged spinal cord up near his neck, stimulation to his lower cord was able to initiate movement - a huge deal. It's good to see training-based therapy validated like this. Good motivation to keep on working too.

1 comment:

  1. Wow Cam, fantastic...compared to The Walk the LIne video I took, you have made absolutely incredible progress! What tough work...great job...

    love ya, The Gail

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