Spinal injury patients walk again

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Published Oct 31, 2018

Researchers have helped three patients with spinal cord injuries to walk again by implanting electrodes onto their spines and stimulating their legs at precise moments during their stride. In this video, David Mzee describes the ‘crazy' feeling of walking again after 6 years.

Read more in this Nature news story: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07251-x

Read the original research paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0649-2

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