New Medical Technology Allows Paralyzed Man To Move, Feel Again

Paralyzed people may soon be able to walk again thanks to a new medical technology.

Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, has developed bioelectronic technology that successfully allowed a paralyzed man to move his arms and have the sense of touch again.

Bioelectronic medicine uses electrical stimulation, with the help of artificial intelligence, to interact with the body’s nervous system (vagus nerve) which then controls the human's immune responses for inflammation. The technology uses the human body's own electrical signals to communicate with the nervous system.

The same technology was used in a paralyzed patient who was able to feel and move again.

"Because of the technologies that we’ve developed at Northwell, for the first time in history, that patient can move his arms. When you touch his arms, he has a touch of feel," Northwell CEO Michael Dowling told the New York Post.

This development can revolutionize health care and opens the possibility for paralyzed people to walk again, he adds.

Northwell Health's goal is to develop a more portable device that patients can bring and use anywhere.

The team also hopes the technology can help lower medical costs as many diseases and conditions can be treated with bioelectronic medicine.