These implants can stimulate the region of the spinal cord that activates the trunk and leg muscles, enabling three patients with complete spinal cord injury to walk again.
Michel Roccati stands up and walks in Lausanne. © EPFL / Alain Herzog 2021
A system developed by Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch now enables patients with a complete spinal cord injury to stand, walk and even perform recreational activities like swimming, cycling and canoeing.
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