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Airicist
8th April 2014, 12:04
Article "Pioneering implant revives legs of paralysed men (https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25377)"
by Andy Coghlan
April 8, 2014
Airicist
8th April 2014, 12:05
https://youtu.be/DrLLyx7PU-4
Spinal cord implant revives paralysed legs
Published on Apr 8, 2014
Refinements in device that reawakens spinal cord could ultimately enable walking, say its developers
Airicist
8th April 2014, 12:06
Article "Paralysed men move again with spinal stimulation (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-26920521)"
by James Gallagher
April 8, 2014
Airicist
8th April 2014, 13:49
https://youtu.be/dJYzwuYKijU
Voluntary training with spinal stimulation. Video courtesy of the University of Louisville.
Published on Apr 8, 2014
In the first segment of the video, study participant Kent Stephenson does voluntary training with spinal stimulation. In the last segment, study participant Rob Summers tosses the medicine ball with research staff member Paul Criscola. Studies were conducted at the Human Locomotion Research Center laboratory, a part of the University of Louisville's Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Frazier Rehab Institute, Louisville Kentucky.