UCLA researchers recently reported that a 39-year-old man with chronic, complete paralysis was enabled to voluntarily move his legs and take steps while using a robotic exoskeleton. Mark Pollock, who fell from a second-story window in 2010 and was paralyzed…
Day: September 4, 2015
Exoskeleton, noninvasive spinal stimulation enables paralyzed man to voluntarily move legs
UCLA researchers recently reported that a 39-year-old man with chronic, complete paralysis was enabled to voluntarily move his legs and take steps while using a robotic exoskeleton. Mark Pollock, who fell from a second-story window in 2010 and was paralyzed…
Playing adaptive sports linked to higher employment, economic impact
The results of a new study from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance connect adaptive sports to positive results for the athletes, including higher employment and economic impact. “Our analysis shows that playing an additional year…