It was expected there would be a lot of military paraplegics after the 1944 landings in Normandy.

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The so-called Ekso, a mechanical skeleton created by California-based company Ekso Bionics, is designed to give paraplegics the power to walk unaided.

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This semi-autobiographical movie about paraplegics carries its weight of authority lightly.

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Another work-in-progress would help paraplegics to get out of their wheelchairs.

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Reconnecting a mere 10% to 15% of nerves across a crushed spine may be enough for paraplegics to regain limited walking ability or for quadriplegics to be able to use their hands again, estimates Dr. Volker Dietz, who treats spinal cord patients at Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich.

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