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Cheap Crossbody Bag But he never knew his nickname rang true until July 2006 when he was struck in a hit and run accident and was paralyzed below the neck.

"I was told that I would never stand up, never take a step back," said Summers. "And I said," Obviously I do not know. I'm going to walk again. "

And three years after his paralysis, clinical research supported by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Summers was his and took his first step. Summers became paralyzed in the first patient to undergo a procedure that uses its own nerve impulses to help move the pieces of his body told him he would never use again.

In December 2009, doctors implanted an electrical stimulator of the nerves in the spine Summers in the area that was damaged. When you turn the stimulator, a group of 16 electrodes in the summers reactive nerves in the spinal cord, help move his muscles.

During a therapy session a few months after surgery, Summers surrounded by researchers and family, he found volunteers could move his toes.

"It 's amazing to see not only the work of medical reality, but also to see dreams come true," said Summers.

Buy Cartier Love Bracelet Nearly 1.3 million Americans who suffer spinal cord injuries, and 5.6 million Americans live with some form of paralysis, according to Reeve Foundation.

Although robots are increasingly used for movement control, nerve stimulation manipulates own impulses from one person to move.

For decades, researchers have examined the stimulation of nerves in the spinal cord of paralyzed mice.

"It was very exciting to be able to demonstrate that it happens to people," says Dr. Susan Harkema, the principal investigator and professor of neurological surgery at the University of Louisville.

But his first step has not been easy. The doctors had to gradually increase the length of time spent with his Summers stimulator activated. Now they turn their pacemaker for two hours during his therapy sessions. Summers also committed to six hours of intense training and worked with 4 to 8 coaches each day.

"It 's overwhelming, but we're all seeking the same goal," said Summers, who is now back to the learning of muscle control. "My goal is to continue to work every day. In my mind there is no end."

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