A patient with hemorrhage walks again thanks to the core nervous stimulation
A patient from 33 years old has a stroken paralysis due to the painful spine injury to walking again, With the help of pedestrians and orthopedic deviceThanks to the stimulation of marrow and rehabilitation. The case was explained in a study published cell It was the Italian scholars and it is First in the world Who documents the march recovery thanks to the patient’s dry stimulation with this type of injury.
The man suffered four years ago from the injury of the core at a level T11 and T12 vertebraeWhich also affected the basic cone (the periphery of the spinal cord), which caused Dangerous kinetic deficit Due to the damage in both the central and surrounding nervous system. The researcher team led by San Rafael Hospital in Milan, the patient A. Nervous marrow In the sophisticated space and the application of stimulating protocols and the specific rehabilitation, which greatly improved muscle strength, march and engine control.
When they separated him, after treatment, he managed to walk 58 meters in six minutes He continued a 10 -meter test in slightly more than 40 seconds. After six months, I already walked a kilometer with the only help of walking and bone (orthopedic device) on the legs, which is qualified as “The most incredible teacher”By the team, San Rafael Hospital mentioned.
The neurosurgeon and the signing of the article, Luigi Albano, said that with a sophisticated stimulation with the help of rehabilitation they can Restore engine functions From “the lower limbs of a patient who suffers from paralysis, allowing him to achieve the straight and walking situation.” In addition to restoring the engine, the stimulus produced a “clinical improvement Neuropathy pain A researcher at San Rafael Hospital added at San Rafael Hospital.
The results of this study, according to Petro Mortin New hopes for patients With the presence of dangerous resulting pests that have witnessed a long period of stalemate, “providing them with the possibility of” an unimaginable restoration until recently. “
The main cone shock is a cause of traffic accidents, falls, or violent events, and represents More than 50 % of injuries Which affects the union between the core and the forklines. Due to the areas that affect the most difficult to treat and the options are limited. The clinical image can differ from one patient to another, but in most cases there are serious and continuous engines and a sensual deficit that strongly affects the quality of life and independence.
How did they achieve that?
The sick team has carried out the T11 and L1 paragraphs 32 polesWhich allowed to reactivate some remaining nerve circles, especially the basics to restore the situation and the march. After that, he underwent an innovative rehabilitation program that merged the exercises in A. Virtual reality environmentUsing sensory and motor reactions, the hospital said. Within three months, the patient showed an improvement in the transfer of the lower extremities and the statutory control of the stem in a sitting position. The process of pushing him to walk a kilometer.
This treatment explains “how important teamwork is among physiotherapists, physicists, neurologists, neurosurgeons and engineers,” in the opinion of Sandro iannaccone, also signing the study. According to the researcher, only thanks to the close cooperation and a multidisciplinary approach, it is merged Advanced nervous definition techniques Through technological and personal rehabilitation, “it was possible to achieve such important results in the patient’s motor recovery.”
