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Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Paralysed man walks for the first time in 12 YEARS thanks to implant – Daily Mail

Remarkable footage has captured a paralysed man walking for the first time in 12 years — using just the power of his thoughts.

Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, from the Netherlands, suffered a devastating bicycle accident while working in China in 2011. It robbed him of his ability to move his legs.

But a pioneering electronic implant has enabled him to regain control over his legs once again.

Read more at: 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12118925/Paralysed-man-walks-time-12-YEARS-fitted-electronic-implant.html
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