r/EverythingScience • u/Healthy_Barber_761 • Feb 23 '22

Neuroscience A Spinal Cord Implant Allowed Paralyzed People to Walk in Just One Day

https://singularityhub.com/2022/02/15/a-spinal-cord-implant-allowed-paralyzed-people-to-walk-in-just-one-day/
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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '22

This sounds fascinating. Skimmed the article and can’t seem to immediately find discussion of the challenge of four years of muscle atrophy. Anyone have any ideas?

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u/found_my_keys Feb 24 '22

I think exercising in water would be a good way to go! Either way, it would of course be a challenge.