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Paralyzed Patients can Walk Again Thanks to New Robotic Device
ReWalk, a cutting-edge robotic device lets a paraplegics to stand, walk and even climb stairs is being tested at a Philadelphia rehab hospital.
It consists of a backpack, an upper body harness and leg supports that are fitted with motorized knees and hips.
The wearer, who must have the use of his upper body, controls the movement of the leg supports with crutches, while motion sensors that are connected to a backpack computer let the device know when a step should be taken.
Researchers hope that it the device will be available in markets by the end of this year.
"ReWalk should become available in the near future and will be able to be applied widely to people with spinal cord injuries that have preserved the use of the arms," the New York Daily News quoted Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, chair of MossRehab's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, who was instrumental in ReWalk's development, as saying.
"You need to have your arms, both for balance control and sensory feedback.
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