People With Complete Paralysis Walk Again After Nerve Stimulation Breakthrough

People With Complete Paralysis Walk Again After Nerve Stimulation Breakthrough : ScienceAlert.
Using a mix of electrical stimulation and intense physical therapy, nine people with chronic spinal injuries have had their ability to walk restored.
All suffered from severe or complete paralysis as a result of damage to their spinal cord.
Incredibly, the volunteers all saw improvements immediately, and continued to show improvements five months later.
A recent study by researchers from the Swiss research group NeuroRestore has identified the exact nerve groups stimulated by the therapy, using mice as a starting point.
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The nerve cells that orchestrate walking are found in the section of spinal cord running through our lower backs.
Injuries to our spinal cord can interrupt the chain of signals from the brain, preventing us from walking even when these specific lumbar neurons are still intact.