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May 20, 2011

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This 2010 photo provided by Rob Summers shows Summers, center, receiving intensive physical therapy in Louisville, Ky. Summers was paralyzed below the neck in a 2006 car accident and in 2009, doctors decided to implant an electrical stimulator onto his spinal cord to try waking up his damaged nervous system. Summers is now able to stand and move during therapy sessions with the stimulator turned on. (Courtesy of Rob Summers)
A team of scientists at the University of Louisville, UCLA and the California Institute of Technology has achieved a significant breakthrough in its initial work with a paralyzed male volunteer at Louisville's Frazier Rehab Institute. It is the result of 30 years of research to find potential clinical therapies for paralysis.

More info: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-implant-breakthrough-paraplegic-legs-voluntarily.html


en 5/20/2011

28 comments:

  1. Kunta JayMay 21, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    That's sad. Hope he gets back to as close as 100% as he can get.

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  2. Volturno CaravaggioMay 21, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    I hope scienze will find a way to further heal paralisys.

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  3. wellpickedboogerMay 21, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    This is an amazing breakthrough! If the implant could be permanent, then patients could live their lives more independently.

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  4. nufcmilesMay 21, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Nice to see the disabled get help!

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  5. AnonymousMay 21, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    awesome what medical science can do these days

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  6. bentylMay 21, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Wow! Makes you wonder what the field of medicine will look like 50 or 100 years from now.

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  7. UnknownMay 21, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    It's amazing what we can do now.

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  8. KanedaMay 21, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    I think science has gone a long way already, just hope for the best!

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  9. UnknownMay 21, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    That is amazing! science is the key to a better future and things like this support it

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  10. JezzimaMay 21, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    It's amazing how far the medical field has gone =0

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  11. Eulogio GalloMay 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Science is pretty cool.

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  12. MarianMay 21, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    that's really cool!

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  13. MarianMay 21, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    makes me say: the future is now!

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  14. EmptyMay 21, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    still. His life will never be the same.

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  15. DejchMay 21, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    this is sad but this is life, can't do anything about it

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  16. AnonymousMay 21, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Would be great if they find a treatment for paralysis

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  17. fpotdMay 21, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    That's awesome. I really hope they learn to help people like that better.

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  18. JeremyMay 21, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Technology is just great

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  19. XenotothMay 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Modern medicine, the miracles it is capable of never cease to astound me.

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  20. XenotothMay 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Modern science, it never ceases to astound me the miracles it is capable of.

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  21. AlphaMay 21, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    We can rebuild him!

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  22. AnonymousMay 22, 2011 at 2:58 AM

    i love modern science!

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  23. TriperMay 22, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Interestin reading, i will search more about it.

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  24. katakis1May 22, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Wonder what that costs

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  25. RagnarökMay 22, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    thats incredible

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  26. FeindbildMay 23, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Technologie win :)

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  27. BuzbeeMay 23, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    nice lol

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  28. DerpyHerpyMay 25, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Don't drink and drive!

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