Paralysis breakthrough lets man stand on his own six years after a motorcycle accident left him paraplegic

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After being paralyzed for six years, a paraplegic man can now stand on his own again, thanks to a new method of treatment and training. 

Andrew Meas was 28 when he broke his neck in a motorcycle crash. The accident left him instantly paralyzed from the waist down.

Meas, now 32, was one of four patients in a trial at the University of Louisville in Kentucky that combines physical activity therapy with a new form of electrical stimulation to help them regain motor function.

He entered the trial four years after his injury. After an invasive operation to place stimulator device, and two years of intensive training, Meas is able to stand and bend and flex his knees, even without the stimulator’s assistance.

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