Stim-Walking in Switzerland: hope or a mirage? Watch the researchers explain their vision
This past month, the spinal cord injury world got all excited upon learning of the latest attempt to use epidural stimulation to, as explained by one of the lead researchers, “This is not a cure for spinal cord injury. But it is a critical step to improve people's quality of life. We are going to empower people. We are going to give them the ability to stand, to take some steps. It is not enough, but it is a significant improvement.” Our friend, Sam Maddox, of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP), blogged about this event which you can read HERE and then watch the webcast the two lead researchers conducted HERE as they explained their work and where it is headed.