had his implant in 2020. it gave him some small movement straightaway. nerves in the spinal cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when the nerves are damaged through injury. in michel s case, there is no signal at all to the legs because the spinal cord is completely severed. but the implant sends signals directly to his legs, enabling him to walk. it just got stimulated. david m zee is another patient helping scientists with their research. it looks like it works! ..which has been published in nature medicine. they don t use the technology to help them walk in their everyday lives instead, they use it to practise walking, which exercises their muscles. 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 make some steps.
and.go, go, go, go! this is michel when he first had his implant in 2020. it gave him some small movement straightaway. nerves in the spinal cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when the nerves are damaged through injury. in michel s case, there is no signal at all to the legs because the spinal cord is completely severed. but the implant sends signals directly to his legs, enabling him to walk. it just got stimulated. david m zee is another patient helping scientists with their research. it looks like it works! ..which has been published in nature medicine. they don t use the technology to help them walk in their everyday lives instead, they use it to practise walking, which exercises their muscles. 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 make some steps.