Rehabilitation from spinal cord injuries can take an incredible amount of time, patience and resolve. Fortunately, technological progress might speed up the progress of recovery for some.

After sustaining a spinal cord injury from a motorcycle accident six years ago, a Las Vegas man is being given the chance to walk again thanks to the help of an extremely advanced treadmill. The Lokomat, a treadmill developed in Switzerland, uses robotic supports to force the legs to move, retraining the brain to walk.

To put this into non-technical language, the brain is a dynamic organ, capable of relearning and adapting to new processes. Neuroscientists call this “neuroplasticity”.

The hospital in Las Vegas is the only facility on the West Coast to use the advanced treadmill, and the benefits could be far reaching for accident survivors, stroke victims and individuals with traumatic brain injuries. According to the motorcycle accident survivor, he never expected to become paralyzed, but now he has hope that walking may be possible again someday.

Unfortunately, not all individuals with spinal cord injuries will be able to take advantage of the Lokomat or devices like it, but this story is a great example of how technological progress can help accident survivors find hope that they may one day successfully recover from the physical limitations of their injury.

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