For these patients, the ability to walk at all may not last much longer.
Children appear normal at birth, but gradually lose the ability to walk, talk and eat.
As well as giving users the ability to walk, the device also helps them regain their dignity.
During the next two years, he regained the ability to walk short distances.
The following year, her ability to walk began to suffer and she started falling over and complaining of dizziness.
Three months later, she had lost 20 pounds, had multiple deep pressure ulcers, and had lost her ability to walk.
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Another is the ability to walk into a new market as USAA did when it launched a car buyer service.
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Kearney said she never doubted her ability to walk again and continued to lead her team from her hospital bed.
This lizard's ability to walk up walls and along ceilings is of much interest, and not only to fans of Spider-Man.
"It is easy to talk the populist line in a campaign, but the true test is the ability to walk it, " he said.
Performance status is a rating of a patient's ability to walk and independently handle the activities of daily living, such as dressing or hygiene.
This term, which has been popularized by Cisco, refers to the ability to walk around with a mobile device and have it stay connected to a wireless network.
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Rhys had developed a cancer in the nerves of his right leg, which was growing quickly and affected his ability to walk and feel anything in that limb.
Surprisingly, after three months of therapy 90% of those with some sensation and movement recovered the ability to walk slowly, no matter which type of training they had gotten.
We love the ability to walk into our homes with our iPhone and effortlessly continue listening to the same song on our home stereo that had just been on our headphones.
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Her ability to walk has been achieved through extensive physiotherapy and Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery, developed by Dr Park, paediatric neurosurgeon at the St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri.
The planning white paper puts carbon reductions at the heart of the planning process and obliges local councils to plan new buildings to optimise people's ability to walk or cycle to work.
Huntington's disease is an hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain, slowly impairing a person's ability to walk, think, talk and reason.
The study included 83 patients who had strokes at least six months before they entered the trial and had chronic deficits in their ability to walk, motor and sensory function, and manual dexterity.
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Boston Dynamics rose to fame with its four-legged cargo robot Big Dog, (also captured in a YouTube sensation here) which shows an uncannily life-like ability to walk over terrain and recover its footing even when it slips or is kicked.
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Another notable qualifier is Casey Martin , who caused controversy in 1998 when he won the right to use a golf cart on the course due to a rare circulatory disorder in his right leg that restricts his ability to walk 18 holes.
Becker patients typically don't lose the ability to walk until their 20s and can live into their 50s or longer, although related heart problems can result in death earlier, according to Sharon Hesterlee, vice president of research at Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, a patient group.
Dubbed the "Bo Series, " these four bots sport the ability to walk and turn, move and grip with their arms, dozens of pre-programmed functions such as picking up objects, dancing, burping, whistling, and a kicking out a fair selection of " Kung Fu moves, " not to mention the ability to dictate your new friend with an IR remote.
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And although I only have word-of-mouth information on his trapeze abilities, and a picture of his tree climbing, I actually got to witness his ability to walk on his hands, starting from a sitting position on the floor where he was positioned alongside the many tables set-up at the awards banquet, he was able to pull himself up into a handstand, and walk on his hands.
Eventually, the girls lose the ability to speak, walk, and use their hands effectively.
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Although it probably won't win a following of apostles for the feat, Carnegie Mellon University bot Water Runner's ability to, well, walk on water, is at least worthy of a small write-up in a gadget blog, we think.
These people lose their independence--the ability to wash themselves, to eat, and even walk.
Doctors must make judgments during a 15-minute appointment about a patient's ability to speak, move and walk.
These people lose their independence -- the ability to wash themselves, to eat, even walk.
We should have the ability to stand out on your porch anytime, day or night, that you want to, to walk down the street, day or night.
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