Epi-Stim Timeline – Page 6 – Victory Over Paralysis

Epidural Stimulation — Improving Results for Spinal Cord Injury

Dec, 2012

Investigators report incremental progress in using epidural stimulation to help people with spinal cord injury stand, walk, and move some muscles.

Read the Entire Story in Neurology Today

Luck & Desire

Feb, 2012

Rob Summers owned a secret to beating the odds, until a car burst out of the darkness and his luck ran out on him. Or did it?

Read the Entire Story in Southwest Spirt Magazine

Electrode Experiment Shows Promise as a Paralyzed Man Stands

May, 2011

A young man paralyzed by an injury to his spinal cord has regained the ability to stand for short periods, take steps with help and move his legs and feet at will, with the help of an electrical stimulator implanted in his lower back.

Read the Entire Story in The New York Times

Walking Away From Paralysis

Apr, 2007

The best moment in Reneé Ford’s life came the day her son Chase, then 2, tried to kick his doctor. It was July 2005, and that angry gesture marked the first time the boy had moved below the neck in more than a month.

Read the Entire Story in TIME Magazine

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