KPIX CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley April 9, 2014
One researcher said today that a new treatment for paralysis could be a game changer. It involves doctors zapping a patients spinal cord with electricity, and in four cases out of four, the patient has been able to stand briefly and move his legs. While it is not a cure, doctors say it can give paralyzed people much more independence. And our doctor, jon lapook, has a look. Reporter in 2010, Dustin Shillcox was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Si i never had any progress back as far as movement or any signs, you know, that i would have any movement or walk again. ...