A man with Parkinson’s regained the ability to walk thanks to a spinal implant

A man with Parkinson’s disease has regained the ability to walk after physicians implanted a small device into his spinal cord that sends signals to his legs.  “I can now walk with much more confidence and my daily life has profoundly improved,” said the patient, a 62-year-old named Marc, during a press conference.  Marc is…

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/06/1082993/parkinsons-spinal-implant/

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