Update on the Success of Electrical Stimulators
Jul 25, 2015 14:07:16 GMT -8
Post by Lαrα on Jul 25, 2015 14:07:16 GMT -8
This update is in regards to the 4 men who had the electrical stimulators implanted into their spines.
Its good to be able to see that these guys have been continuing to make progress .
Dustin Shillcox who was paralyzed 5 years ago, can now stand for over 30 minutes at a time. Each of the four men have each been able to enjoy sex again and have experienced improved control over their bladder and bowel.
They continue to work towards being able to walk one day and they certainly seem to feel hopeful!
"I can stand up for more than half an hour," said Dustin Shillcox, who was paralyzed in a car accident five years ago. "It's awesome. It's amazing. It's a hopeful feeling."
Shillcox and the other three men had electrical stimulators surgically implanted in their spines, and are working toward walking again someday. Their standing achievements were published Friday in the online journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Susan Harkema and her colleagues at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville.
The Christopher and Dave Reeve Foundation, which helped fund the study, has named the Kentucky research as its "Big Idea" and is raising $15 million to do the procedure in dozens more patients.
Shillcox and the other three men had electrical stimulators surgically implanted in their spines, and are working toward walking again someday. Their standing achievements were published Friday in the online journal PLOS ONE by Dr. Susan Harkema and her colleagues at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville.
The Christopher and Dave Reeve Foundation, which helped fund the study, has named the Kentucky research as its "Big Idea" and is raising $15 million to do the procedure in dozens more patients.
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