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Doctors hope new clinical trial helps paralyzed veterans walk again

Por: WGN-TV Nation October 24, 2022

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Doctors at McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond are working on a way to allow paralyzed veterans to walk again. It’s the goal of their clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of a non-invasive version of a procedure called epidural stimulation. Army veteran Luke Sprotte, 39, is participating in the trial. He was left paralyzed from the waist down after an accident in 2009 while he was stationed at Ft. Bragg in... + full article



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