For the first time in medical history, a paralyzed man has been given the ability to walk again after receiving the first-ever successful spinal chip implant surgery. Michel Roccati was the unfortunate victim of a motorcycle accident that took place over five years ago that tragically left him paralyzed from the waist down ever since; Roccati and medical officials confirmed that he has had absolutely zero feeling in either of his legs since initially being brought into the hospital from his accident. However, as of earlier this month, the young man slowly began to regain movement and feeling in both of his legs after having a certain type of electric implant that was surgically attached to a specific part of his spine.
All of the research behind this specific surgery has been backed up and officially published in the popular journal Nature Medicine: A respected monthly ‘peer-reviewed medical journal.’ Medical professionals are stressing the fact that this technique is not to be considered as a cure for any spinal cord injury, but should rightfully be documented as one major step closer to adjusting the victims back to living their regular lives. In another instance, a separate patient who suffered a similar injury was cured with the same technology to a point where he was able to regain the capability to once again have children.
A source close to Roccati stated how he refused to give up and would do whatever it took to be able to get back to being his full self again. “I used to box, run and do fitness training in the gym,” Michel said after the surgery concluded. “But after the accident, I could not do the things that I loved to do, but I did not let my mood go down. I never stopped my rehabilitation. I wanted to solve this problem.” A medical official at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, England Dr. Ram Harihran, who assisted in the research of the technology, gave his opinion on why he believes his work is not yet being used across the world. “We need more numbers [of patients] to show that it is safe first and that it significantly enhances their lives… Only then can it be taken forward,” he stated; Looking specifically at the Rocatti case, the medical community seems to be one step closer to making this worldwide.