For Some, Stimulation Awakens Spinal Cord After Devastating Paralysis

In 2010, Dustin Shillcox became paralyzed from the chest down after a terrifying car accident. After hearing about how a neuroscientist was able to “awaken” the lower spinal cord of another paralyzed man, Shillcox decided to undergo a number of spinal stimulation session. “I don’t want to be too optimistic, and I’m trying to be prepared for no results at all,” he says. “I hope that whatever they find from this research will at least benefit other people.” Click here for the full article.