Paralyzed patient , however , said he is able to stand by himself , walk with assistance . ' `` In our case it 's a constant signal , '' said Dr. Susan Harkema , a professor at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Louisville . Summers : continual epidermal stimulation to the lower spinal cord . Future : New technology allows ` ` the spinal cord to move the muscles on its own '' Though not a cure , ` ` it 's something to build on , '' Dr. V. Reggie Edgerton says .
Paralyzed patient , however , said he is able to stand by himself , walk with assistance . ' Summers : continual epidermal stimulation to the lower spinal cord . Future : New technology allows ` ` the spinal cord to move the muscles on its own '' Though not a cure , ` ` it 's something to build on , '' Dr. V. Reggie Edgerton says .