In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord ...

Health New brain therapy allows paralyzed patients to walk again: 'I feel my legs' Two patients with spinal cord injuries regained some mobility after ‘important discovery’ ...

Wolfgang Jäger, paralyzed since a 2006 skiing accident, regained some mobility through deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy targeting his hypothalamus. Researchers at EPFL and CHUV found ...

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Two Patients Walk After Spinal Cord Injury By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a ...

Wolfgang Jaeger, one of two patients who took part in an early trial, said that it immediately made a “big difference” to his mobility. “Now when I see a staircase with just a few steps, ...

Anecdotal Evidence From Clinical Trials. The impact of this discovery is best understood through the story of Wolfgang Jäger, a 54-year-old Austrian who was paralysed after a skiing accident in 2006.

Wolfgang Jaeger, 54, broke his back in a skiing accident in 2006 and had to shuffle downstairs on his backside. But since being implanted with electrodes two years ago, ...

Wolfgang Jäger, 54, from Kappel, Austria, has been in a wheelchair since 2006 after a ski accident left him with a spinal cord injury. After taking part in the clinical trial he is now able to ...

In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord injury. Fast-forward to today, where an innovative deep-brain stimulation ...

Wolfgang Jaeger, one of two patients who took part in an early trial, said that it immediately made a "big difference" to his mobility. "Now when I see a staircase with just a few steps, ...

Wolfgang Jäger, paralyzed since a 2006 skiing accident, regained some mobility through deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy targeting his hypothalamus. Researchers at EPFL and CHUV found ...

Mr Wolfgang Jaeger, one of two patients who took part in an early trial, said that it immediately made a “big difference” to his mobility.