Paralyzed man able to walk again with brain and spine implants

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Published 2023-05-24
For more than a decade, Gert-Jan Oskam has been trying to re-learn to walk again after a motor bike accident in his 20s paralyzed him from the hips down, but with the the help of digital implants in his brain and spine, Oskam is back on his feet. NBC News' Josh Lederman reports.

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All Comments (21)
  • @anncata7368
    This is what we more of, scientists, computer technology and physicians collaborating to find cures to help those paralyzed.
  • @kimbermichelle3922
    I think he'll get stronger, the more he moves and his muscles can strengthen. This is amazing!
  • @TBone42660
    Pray they can revive vision for ms patients like myself someday 🤞🏽🙏🏽
  • @chertz2533
    This is awesome. I hope this becomes accessible everywhere.
  • @echoecho1913
    This is amazing ! So happy for him. And for the team that created and assisted in his life changing procedures. What a milestone for the medical community. And new hope for those in need.
  • @AC-gp7kf
    I pray that this can work for all people with a spinal cord injury.
  • @pegs1659
    That's awesome! Hopefully, it will become widespread.
  • @drahmed3397
    This is amazing, I am so happy for him and anyone else who is helped.
  • @KosmasMJpec
    I have Multiple Sclerosis in the baddest mode,I can walk but with many difficulties plus I have dizzines and struggles to write something with my hands. This is a very good message to all of us that have a very beautiful g problem to fight, not only for paralyzed persons. Its a hope for all persons out there that have strokes and MS and other issues in their health. It gives hope. Very big hope for the next years!!
  • @maddoxmonteza
    Wow this is amazing this is what humans can achieve when they work together.
  • @kylieharrison3782
    After being unused for such a long time its understandable that the soft tissue structures will have to rebuild themselves to develop endurance skills. As the saying goes it takes just one step to start a journey.
  • @andrewbaran661
    Technology will move fast... No computer... Big computer... Small computer... Computer in your pocket... This is great news... This man is standing on his own... Again... Fantastic... All the best for this man... And everyone who needs this help... It's wonderful...
  • @sonnyjim2181
    Wow, truly miraculous… I hope this will become widely available
  • @alexdietrich7975
    My life goal is to help people through medical means. I've wanted almost nothing more. Seeing this honestly made me tear up, this is the kind of stuff 20 years ago I would assume was only possible in science fiction. Wow.
  • @deanajamroz1182
    This is one of the best stories I've read, particularly on the Memorial Day weekend. Even though advances in technology can be scary, this is wonderful (what a boon it will be to military personnel who've been wounded.)
  • @enochia
    Go to college, kids! You can achieve amazing things like this.
  • This is incredible news. I’m so happy and hopeful for people with paralysis.
  • @sweetpie7919
    what a great story. Truly incredible. I'm happy for him and anyone else who is helped.