WEST ORANGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- It could be the key to recovery for many stroke survivors. As CBS 2's Alexis Christoforous reported, a new bionic suit is helping stroke victims learn to walk again.
Once a week, Cyndi Corcoran gets to walk again for at least an hour, thanks to modern medical technology and her own unflagging determination. At other times, Corcoran – who is partially paralyzed due ...
A British man left paralyzed by cancer defied the odds to walk his daughter down the aisle thanks to a bionic suit that reportedly costs more than $1 million. The Telegraph reported that Chris Palmer, ...
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A robotic device is giving hope to millions of patients who have been told their paralysis would confine them to a wheelchair. Paraplegic patients at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital ...
Midstate patients with neurological conditions and spinal cord injuries have a new option. Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital is using robotic exoskeleton technology. “When I first had my injury, there ...
Back injuries can make people miss work or even force them to give up their jobs. These injuries may be so debilitating that even the smallest movement causes excruciating pain. This is especially ...
People with paraplegia may someday be able to hit their stride in a so-called bionic suit thanks to an $8 million federal research grant to three Southern California universities, officials announced ...
Thanks to a cutting-edge exoskeleton, a man whose body is 85% paralyzed will walk a marathon. The Irish Examiner reports that Nathan Kirwan, a 26-year-old from Cork, Ireland, will attempt to complete ...
With help from bionic suit, Londoner enters grueling race. LONDON, May 8, 2012— -- For five years, Claire Lomas hasn't been able to walk, hasn't been able to feel her legs. But that hasn't ...
OLATHE, Kan. — A metro woman went to Arizona for brain surgery, and received some help in her recovery from a wearable robot or exoskeleton. “It’s very nice to have freedom,” said Heather Sixta, who ...