
Category: Epidural Stimulation
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The Canadian Who Vowed to Walk Once More
The life-changing procedure that brought him across the globe. In dealing with many patients with spinal cord injuries, we see and often feel the frustration that they have to deal with every day. Because in many cases their injuries are a big part of the daily grind. But even in the face of such adversities, […]
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Doctor Nasir Talks about Isaac’s Epidural Stimulation Treatment
*To learn about Isaac’s story from the beginning, please visit the first blog post in this series. The great thing about Doctor Nasir, according to patients and colleagues alike, is that even though he is the Medical Director at Global Stem Cells, he makes each and every patient a priority. He’s widely considered a leader […]
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Standing Tall – Part V of Isaac Darrell’s Story
*To learn about Isaac’s story from the beginning, please visit the first blog post in this series. It’s been three weeks since Isaac first turned on his Epidural Stimulator and moved his legs for the first time in four years. He’s been training hard, receiving daily therapy and making good use of the immune-boosting foods […]
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Iron Will – Andrew’s Determination to Prove the Doctors Wrong
“What if I’m in that 1%?”, Andrew asked, much to the doctor’s bafflement. It was clear from the very beginning he would not take no for an answer. After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, the doctor finally replied: “Well, the odds are stacked against you Mr. Bell! As I said, only a 1% of […]
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Standing Tall – Part IV of Isaac Darrell’s story
*To learn about Isaac’s story from the beginning, please visit the first blog post in this series. It was the two week mark and everyone was excited to sit with Isaac once again so he could tell us how things were going. We could already tell that our patient was looking and feeling better, so […]
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Standing Tall – Part III of Isaac Darrell’s story
*To learn about Isaac’s story from the beginning, please visit the first blog post in this series. Supplemental therapy was a big part of Isaac’s treatment with us. It wasn’t just about getting him used to the strain of using his lower limbs, it was also about healing his body as a whole. Which is […]
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Standing Tall – Part II of Isaac Darrell’s Story.
*To learn about Isaac’s story from the beginning, please visit the first blog post in this series. Last week, we introduced you to a Canadian-born man named Isaac. He sought out our treatment to help him regain motor function after a diving accident left him bound to a wheelchair. Needless to say, he became animated […]
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Canadian’s Mission to Walk Again Brings Him to Thailand.
Epidural Stimulation’s history doesn’t go back that far, but the world of medicine has been preparing for its eventual conception for decades. The process involves the implantation of electrodes that are designed to stimulate different actions in the spinal cord, and it’s made a huge impact on how the world views spinal injury treatment. The […]
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Devising a way for Spinal Cord Injury patients to recover limb movement
Researchers from an Australian hospital are developing a wireless device that could make Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients regain the ability to walk. This device, made from a nickel-and-titanium composite called nitinol, would be one of only a few mechanisms that could return limb movement to SCI, and even Stroke, patients. Thousands of Spinal Cord […]
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Szymon’s Final Interview before leaving for home after his Epidural Stimulation Operation and Therapy
Szymon, previously a Polish national baseball player, damaged his spinal cord at C5 an C6 in a tram accident rendering his legs paralysed. In cooperation with Global Stem Cells he undertook a Epidural Stimulation Operation, with the hope that he would regain some voluntary leg movement. After 3 weeks post operation calibration of the Epidural […]
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