Paraplegic Man Stands and Moves Legs Voluntarily After New Treatment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519202724.htm

ScienceDaily (May 20, 2011) — A team of researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and the University of Louisville have used a stimulating electrode array to assist a paralyzed man to stand, step on a treadmill with assistance, and, over time, to regain voluntary movements of his limbs. The electrical signals provided by the array, the researchers have found, stimulate the spinal cord's own neural network so that it can use the sensory input derived from the legs to direct muscle and joint movements.

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