Three paraplegics able to walk again after being fitted with a spinal cord implant

It works by stimulating region of spinal cord that activates trunk and leg muscles

All three patients were able to stand and walk one day after device was activate

Three paraplegics have been able to walk, swim and cycle for the first time in years after being fitted with a revolutionary spinal cord implant.

One of them is the first person in the world to be able to walk freely despite having had a complete cut to their spinal cord, while another paralysed patient has been able to become a father with the help of the technology.