it is not enough, it s not a cure, but it is a significant improvement, i believe, for the future. david and michel stroll together on the banks of lake geneva. so far, nine people have been successfully treated with the implant. david was one of the first people to have the implant. michel is the latest. both of them say that it s transformed their lives, and the hope is that the treatment could benefit many more people. ready, set, go! at his home in zurich, david races with his one year old daughter, zoe. when david had his accident 12 years ago, he was just 22. he was paralysed, unable to walk, and unable to have a child. regular walking with the implant has improved his health to such an extent that he was able to father a child last year. it was great fun. it s the first time i ve been walking with her in that way she with her baby walker, i with my walker. she could beat you! oh, she can, and she even beats me without the walker,
david and michel stroll together on the banks of lake geneva. so far, nine people have been successfully treated with the implant. david was one of the first people to have the implant. michel is the latest. both of them say that it s transformed their lives, and the hope is that the treatment could benefit many more people. ready, set, go! at his home in zurich, david races with his one year old daughter, zoe. when david had his accident 12 years ago, he was just 22. he was paralysed, unable to walk and unable to have a child. regular walking with the implant has improved his health to such an extent that he was able to father a child last year. it was great fun. it s the first time i ve been walking with her in that way she with a baby walker, i with my walker. she could beat you! oh, she can, and she even beats me without the walker, so it s a bit embarrassing!
the implant boosts the signal, enabling david to walk. it has also improved david s kite surfing. he can make slight movements with his feet to control the surfboard. even with his implant turned off. that is the wrong leg which just got stimulated. the technology was developed by a team led by gregoire courtine. looks like it walks! so far, nine people have successfully received the implant, but none of them use it to help them walk in their everyday lives. instead they use it to practise walking, which exercises their muscles, improves their health, and often restores a little bit of movement. this is not the cure for spinal cord injury. but it is a critical step to improve people s quality of life. we are going to empower them with the ability to stand, maybe to make some steps. researchers are using the implant to treat other conditions. mark has parkinson s and has difficulty walking.
it sjust granite on ice, but the second time, i i absolutely loved it. you just knew what you re expecting this time, - so as soon as i tried it, i was like, this- is the sport for me. and what s the biggest skill? is the toughest part sweeping or is it the releasing of the stone? the timing, the weight, the distance, getting it spot on, so it settles in the house? i think all of it. it is just an all round sport, each player has a role - to make every shot the best - as they can, so obviously the person delivering the stone has to play the right weight in line, - the sweepers canjudge it well for the skip. - so they can sweep it if it s lightj and judge it if it s heavy or not, so they can tell the skip - where to finish in the house. ok, thank you. let s see that. here we go. what could possibly go wrong, david, you can cast your experienced eye over us. amy? a bit of sweeping. ok, come on then, carl. let s do it. here we go. ok, we need to get the terminology right,