Four people who were paralyzed below the waist for more than two years were able to voluntarily wiggle their toes and flex their legs,…
Researchers at the University of Louisville had only intended to study nerve pathways, but they made a far more surprising discovery. By applying electrical…
Dustin Shillcox fully embraced the vast landscape of his native Wyoming. He loved snowmobiling, waterskiing, and riding four-wheelers near his hometown of Green River.…
Electrode implants have already helped one paralysis patient get on his feet again. Is walking the next step? Read the Entire Story in…
It almost looks easy — just apply 10 volts of electric current to the spinal cord and — voila! — a paralyzed man stands.…
Four years after an auto accident left him paralyzed from the chest down, Rob Summers was standing on his own two feet. Here’s how…
Investigators report incremental progress in using epidural stimulation to help people with spinal cord injury stand, walk, and move some muscles. Read the…
Rob Summers owned a secret to beating the odds, until a car burst out of the darkness and his luck ran out on him.…
A hit-and-run victim paralysed from the waist down has stood up on his own and taken his first steps after pioneering treatment. Rob Summers, 25,…
Five years ago, Rob Summers was 20 years old and about to enter his junior year at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where he…